Public employees and officers: ethics; former members of the legislature; prohibit from engaging in certain lobbying activities for a period of time, the official text

Act No. 74

Public Acts of 2026

Approved by the Governor

July 21, 2026

Filed with the Secretary of State

July 27, 2026

EFFECTIVE
DATE: July 27, 2026

state of michigan

103rd Legislature

Regular session of 2026

Introduced by Reps. Tisdel, Martin, Wortz, Kunse,
Bohnak, Cavitt, Maddock, DeSana, Alexander, BeGole, Johnsen, Beson, St.
Germaine, Roth, Schmaltz, Rheingans, Wegela, Prestin and Aragona

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4062

AN ACT to amend 1978 PA 472,
entitled “An act to regulate political activity; to regulate lobbyists,
lobbyist agents, and lobbying activities; to require registration of lobbyists
and lobbyist agents; to require the filing of reports; to prescribe the powers
and duties of the department of state; to prescribe penalties; and to repeal
certain acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 6a (MCL 4.416a), as added
by 1994 PA 383.

The People of the State of
Michigan enact:

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 person resigned.

(2) For 2 years after leaving or resigning from office, a
former member of the Michigan senate or house of representatives shall not make
expenditures for or receive compensation or reimbursement for actual expenses
for lobbying that equal or exceed the limit established to require registration
as a lobbyist agent. This subsection applies to a member whose term of office
begins on or after January 1, 2027.

(3) An individual 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.

(4)
Nothing in this section prevents a former member of the Michigan senate or
house of representatives from taking a new position within state government or
running for an elected office.

This act is ordered to take
immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of
Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved___________________________________________

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Governor