March 12, 2013, Introduced by Reps. Smiley, Ananich, LaVoy, Brinks, Faris, Knezek, Brunner, Greimel, Barnett, Hovey-Wright, Roberts, Banks, McCann, Brown, Townsend, Segal, Zemke, Dillon, Switalski, Yanez, Kosowski, Hobbs, Kandrevas, Tlaib, Driskell, Lamonte, Cavanagh, Schor, Slavens, Lipton and Abed and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled
"Michigan campaign finance act,"
(MCL 169.201 to 169.282) by adding section 57a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 57a. (1) A candidate or person acting on behalf of a
candidate shall not solicit or accept a contribution in a facility
owned or leased by, or on behalf of, this state or a public body.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a contribution solicited
or accepted in any of the following:
(a) A facility owned or leased by, or on behalf of, the state
or a public body if that facility is primarily used as a family
dwelling and is not used to conduct a fund-raising event.
(b) A facility owned or leased by, or on behalf of, the state
or a public body if any candidate has an equal opportunity to use
the facility.
(3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or
a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.