# Michigan HB 4064: Public employees and officers: ethics; state senators and representatives; prohibit from engaging in certain lobbying activities. Amends 1978 PA 472 (MCL 4.411 - 4.431) by adding sec. 6c. Last Action: assigned PA 76'26 with immediate effect

Michigan HB 4064, Public employees and officers: ethics; state senators and representatives; prohibit from engaging in certain lobbying activities. Amends 1978 PA 472 (MCL 4.411 - 4.431) by adding sec. 6c. Last Action: assigned PA 76'26 with immediate effect, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jerry Neyer (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-07-29 (assigned PA 76'26 with immediate effect); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Michigan HB 4064
- State: Michigan
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Public employees and officers: ethics; state senators and representatives; prohibit from engaging in certain lobbying activities. Amends 1978 PA 472 (MCL 4.411 - 4.431) by adding sec. 6c. Last Action: assigned PA 76'26 with immediate effect
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2026-07-29, assigned PA 76'26 with immediate effect
- Sponsor: Jerry Neyer (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Subjects: Public employees and officers: ethics, Occupations: lobbyists
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (225 yes, 27 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Michigan lawmakers face limits on paid lobbying: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Michigan state senators and representatives cannot accept extra pay for certain direct contacts with government officials. The ban covers contacts with executive- or legislative-branch officials in Michigan or any other government to influence laws or administrative actio…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jerry Neyer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alicia St. Germaine (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Angela Rigas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian BeGole (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carrie Rheingans (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Martin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Prestin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dylan Wegela (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gina Johnsen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory Alexander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory Markkanen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jaime Greene (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Wortz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joey Andrews (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John Roth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph Aragona (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kathy Schmaltz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ken Borton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Luke Meerman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Maddock (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Harris (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pat Outman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas Kuhn (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Beson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Kunse (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-03 | Senate | PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT | pass | 28 | 8 | 2 |
| 2026-07-03 | House | roll call | pass | 94 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025-02-20 | House | passed; given immediate effect | pass | 103 | 6 | 1 |

## Bill text

- Public Act, 2026-07-21: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0076.pdf)
- As Passed by the House, 2026-07-03: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4064.pdf)
- As Passed by the Senate, 2026-07-03: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4064.pdf)
- House Concurred, 2026-07-03: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4064.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4064.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Public Act (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0076.pdf)
- [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4064.pdf)
- [As Passed by the Senate (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4064.pdf)
- [House Concurred (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4064.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4064.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0102: Counties: employees and officers; request for transcript and abstract of paper…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-SB0102-2025-2026)
- [HB 6007: Food: service establishments; delegation of certain duties and exemption of cer…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-HB6007-2025-2026)
- [HB 5485: Natural resources: inland lakes; dam safety regulations; provide for. Amends se…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-HB5485-2025-2026)
- [HB 4599: Crimes: organized; certain definitions related to gift card fraud; provide for.…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-HB4599-2025-2026)
- [HB 5120: Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-HB5120-2025-2026)
- [SB 0569: Health: funding; various fees under the public health code; transfer and deposi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-SB0569-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-HB4064-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).