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Michigan Statutes, Title 4

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Title 4, LEGISLATURE

46 chapters · 178 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 4178 Ch 268-of-1986, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ACT46 Ch 472-of-1978, LOBBYISTS, LOBBYING AGENTS, AND LOBB…25 Ch 46-of-1975, LEGISLATIVE CORRECTIONS OMBUDSMAN14 Ch 198-of-2016, MICHIGAN VETERANS' FACILITY OMBUDSMAN14 Ch 46-of-1963 (2nd Ex. Sess.), COMMISSION ON LEGISLATIVE APPORTIONMENT10 Ch 116-of-2001, REPRESENTATIVE AND SENATORIAL DISTRICTS9 Ch 240-of-2013, MICHIGAN STATE CAPITOL HISTORIC SITE ACT9 Ch 463-of-1996, REDISTRICTING PLANS6 Ch 27-of-1984, LEGISLATIVE IMMUNITY5 Ch 5-of-1948 (2nd Ex. Sess.), COMPENSATION, MILEAGE, AND EXPENSES …5 Ch 67-of-1877, ORGANIZATION OF LEGISLATURE5 Ch 256-of-1983, SENATORIAL AND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS5 Ch R.S.-of-1846, Revised Statutes of 18464 Ch 18-of-1869, EXPENSES OF LEGISLATURE4

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.411 Meanings of words and phrases.
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Sec. 1. Except as otherwise defined in this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 2 to 6 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.412 Definitions generally.
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Sec. 2. (1) "Administrative action" means the proposal, drafting, development, consideration, amendment, enactment, or defeat of a nonministerial action or rule by an executive agency or an official in the executive branch of state government. Administrative action does not inclu…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.413 Additional definitions.
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Sec. 3. (1) "Department" means the department of state. (2) "Expenditure" means an advance, compensation for labor, honorarium, conveyance, deposit, distribution, transfer of funds, loan, payment, pledge, or subscription of money or anything of value including a contract, agreeme…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.414 Additional definitions.
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Sec. 4. (1) "Gift" means a payment, advance, forbearance, or the rendering or deposit of money, services, or anything of value, the value of which exceeds $25.00, as adjusted under section 19a, in any 1-month period, unless consideration of equal or greater value is received ther…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.415 Additional definitions.

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Sec. 5. (1) "Legislative action" means introduction, sponsorship, support, opposition, consideration, debate, vote, passage, defeat, approval, veto, delay, or an official action by an official in the executive branch or an official in the legislative branch on a bill, resolution,…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.416 Additional definitions.

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Sec. 6. (1) "Person" means a business, individual, proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate, business trust, labor organization, company, corporation, association, committee, or any other organization or group of persons acting jointly, including a state agency…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.416a Member of legislature; lobbying after leaving or resigning from office within 2 years; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; applicability to new position or office.

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Sec. 6a. (1) A member of the Michigan senate or house of representatives who resigns from office before January 1, 2027 shall not make expenditures for or receive compensation or reimbursement for actual expenses for lobbying for the remainder of the term of office from which the…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.416c.added Member of the legislature; compensation for certain communications influencing legislative or administrative action; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.

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Sec. 6c. (1) A member of the Michigan senate or house of representatives shall not receive compensation, other than that provided by law for a member of the Michigan senate or house of representatives, for communicating directly with any of the following for the purpose of influe…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.416d Governor, lieutenant governor, or head of principal department of executive branch; lobbying after leaving office within 2 years; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; applicability to new position or office.

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Sec. 6d. (1) For 2 years after leaving office, a former governor, former lieutenant governor, or former head of a principal department of the executive branch of state government shall not make expenditures for or receive compensation or reimbursement for actual expenses for lobb…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.417 Registration forms; filing; contents; failure to register; late registration fee; penalty; notice of termination.

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Sec. 7. (1) Not later than 15 days after becoming a lobbyist, a lobbyist shall file a registration form with the secretary of state. The registration shall contain the following information: (a) The name and office address of the lobbyist. (b) The name and address of each person …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.418 Signed report; filing; form; extension; filing amended report; contents of report; reporting expenditures for food and beverage; failure to report; late filing fee; penalty; reporting activities of employee lobbyist agent; report to elected public official; preservation and destruction of statements and reports.

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Sec. 8. (1) A lobbyist or a lobbyist agent shall file a signed report in a form prescribed by the secretary of state under this section. A report shall be filed on January 31 covering the calendar year ending on the immediately preceding December 31, and on August 31 covering the…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.419 Preservation of accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and documents; inspection of records; contents of records; violation; penalty.

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Sec. 9. (1) A lobbyist or a lobbyist agent acting on behalf of the lobbyist, and a lobbyist agent acting on his or her own behalf, shall obtain and preserve all accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and documents necessary to substantiate the reports required to be made pursu…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.420 Accounting of lobbying and expenditures; waiver; violation; penalty.

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Sec. 10. A lobbyist agent who is compensated, reimbursed, or otherwise employed by a lobbyist, and whose activities and expenditures must be reported by the employing lobbyist pursuant to section 8, shall provide to the employing lobbyist a full accounting of all lobbying and exp…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.421 Employment of lobbyist agent for compensation contingent on outcome of administrative or legislative action; gifts, loans, or preferential interest rates; selling or utilizing certain information for commercial purpose; compensation or reimbursement of public official engaging in lobbying; violations; penalties.

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Sec. 11. (1) A person shall not be employed as a lobbyist agent for compensation contingent in any manner upon the outcome of an administrative or legislative action. A person who knowingly violates this subsection is guilty of a felony and if the person is an individual shall be…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.422 Summaries of statements and reports.

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Sec. 12. The department 2 times a year and annually shall prepare and publish summaries of the statements and reports received. The summaries shall include a list of the names of the lobbyists and lobbyist agents. The summaries shall be given wide public dissemination.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.423 Statement or report; determination of filing; deadline for filing; notice of error or omission; notice of failure to file; failure to give notice; making corrections; reporting errors, omissions, or failure to file; copy; investigations and hearings.

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Sec. 13. (1) The secretary of state shall determine whether a statement or report, which is required to be filed under this act, is in fact filed. (2) A statement or report required to be filed under this act shall be filed not later than 4 p.m. of the day on which it is required…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.424 Enforcement of penalties; filing sworn complaint; determination of probable cause; notices; cooperation in conduct of investigations.

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Sec. 14. (1) If the secretary of state, upon investigation of a report filed under this act, determines that there is probable cause a violation of this act occurred, the secretary of state shall forward the results of that investigation to the attorney general for enforcement of…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.425 Ordinance or resolution.

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Sec. 15. A county, city, township, village, or school district may not adopt an ordinance or resolution that is more restrictive than the provisions contained in this act.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.426 Rules.

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Sec. 16. The secretary of state shall promulgate rules and issue declaratory rules to implement this act pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.427 Civil action; criminal prosecution.

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Sec. 17. The attorney general upon investigation and determination that this act or a rule promulgated under this act was violated, shall do either of the following: (a) Initiate a civil action to enforce this act. (b) Begin criminal prosecution for the imposition of criminal pen…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.428 Severability.

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Sec. 18. If any portion of this act or the application of this act to any person or circumstances is found to be invalid by a court, the invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid portion or applica…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.429 Declaratory ruling or interpretive statement.

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Sec. 19. (1) A declaratory ruling shall be issued by the secretary of state under this section only if the person requesting the ruling has provided a reasonably complete statement of facts necessary for the ruling or if the person requesting the ruling has, with the permission o…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.429a Adjustment of monetary amounts established for registration and reporting thresholds and for penalties; applicability, determination, and announcement of adjustments; approximation if index unavailable.

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Sec. 19a. (1) Effective January 1, 1986, the monetary amounts established in this act for registration and reporting thresholds and for penalties shall be adjusted as of January 1 pursuant to the percentage increase or decrease in the Detroit consumer price index—all items. The a…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.430 Effective date of MCL 4.417, 4.418, 4.419, 4.420, 4.421, 4.422, 4.423, and 4.431.

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Sec. 20. Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 21 shall not take effect until April 1, 1979, or before 6 months after the promulgation of a rule, as defined in section 5(6) of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being section 24.205 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, pursuant to s…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.431 Repeal of MCL 4.401 to 4.410.

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Sec. 21. Act No. 214 of the Public Acts of 1947, being sections 4.401 to 4.410 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed.