HOUSE BILL No. 5142

 

August 29, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Meltzer, Ball, Hoogendyk, Moss, Knollenberg, Calley, Garfield, Stakoe, Nitz, Steil, Pearce, Elsenheimer, Emmons, Huizenga, Wenke, Hune, Gaffney, Stahl, Marleau, Sheen and Meekhof and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Investigations.

 

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled

 

"Michigan campaign finance act,"

 

(MCL 169.201 to 169.282) by adding section 35a.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 35a. If a candidate, treasurer, or other individual

designated as responsible for the record keeping, report

preparation, or report filing for a committee has not filed or paid

all statements, reports, late filing fees, and fines required by

this act and those statements, reports, late filing fees, or fines

remain unfiled or unpaid for more than 12 months, that individual

is not eligible to serve as a treasurer or designated individual

for a committee in this state or form a new committee until those

statements, reports, late filing fees, or fines have been filed or

paid.