SB-0003, As Passed Senate, April 19, 2007

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 3

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled

"Michigan campaign finance act,"

by amending section 2 (MCL 169.202), as amended by 2001 PA 250.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 2. (1) "Automated telephonic communication" means any

outbound telephone call that plays a recorded message that

expressly advocates for or against an election, a candidate, or a

ballot question.

     (2) (1) "Award" means a plaque, trophy, certificate, bust,

ceremonial gavel, or memento.

(3) (2) "Ballot question" means a question that is submitted

or is intended to be submitted to a popular vote at an election

whether or not it qualifies for the ballot.

(4) (3) "Ballot question committee" means a committee acting

in support of, or in opposition to, the qualification, passage, or

defeat of a ballot question but that does not receive contributions

or make expenditures or contributions for the purpose of

influencing or attempting to influence the action of the voters for

or against the nomination or election of a candidate.

(5) (4) "Bundle" means for a bundling committee to deliver 1

or more contributions from individuals to the candidate committee

of a candidate for statewide elective office, without the money

becoming money of the bundling committee.

(6) (5) "Bundling committee" means an independent committee or

political committee that makes an expenditure to solicit or collect

from individuals contributions that are to be part of a bundled

contribution, which expenditure is required to be reported as an

in-kind expenditure for a candidate for statewide elective office.

(7) (6) "Business" means a corporation, limited liability

company, partnership, sole proprietorship, firm, enterprise,

franchise, association, organization, self-employed individual,

holding company, joint stock company, receivership, trust,

activity, or entity that is organized for profit or nonprofit

purposes.