Bill Text: MI HB4646 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Local government; other; awarding of contracts by local governments to vendors that made political contributions in the previous 12-month period; prohibit. Creates new act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-05-27 - Printed Bill Filed 05/27/2015 [HB4646 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-HB4646-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4646
May 26, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Townsend, Sarah Roberts, Love and Pagan and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to regulate the awarding of certain contracts by local
governments; to require that local governments include certain
provisions in certain contracts; and to provide for penalties.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
"ethics in local government contracts act".
Sec. 3. As used in this act:
(a) "Immediate family member" means a spouse, child, sibling,
or parent of the individual and includes anyone who the individual
or the individual's spouse claims as a dependent on his or her
United States income tax return during the 12 months immediately
preceding the award of the contract.
(b) "Local government" means a county, city, township,
village, or metropolitan district.
Sec. 5. (1) A local government shall not award a contract with
a value of $25,000.00 or more for construction, goods, or services
to a vendor or contractor if the vendor or contractor made a
contribution of $100.00 or more that was reportable under the
Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 to 169.282,
to an individual holding an elective office in the local government
during the 12 months immediately preceding the award of the
contract.
(2) A local government shall include a provision in each
contract with a value of $25,000.00 or more for construction,
goods, or services that the local government awards which requires
the vendor or contractor to certify that the vendor or contractor
will not make any contribution during the term of the contract to
an individual holding elective office in the local government with
a value that equals or exceeds the amount indicated in subsection
(1).
(3) A violation of this section is considered a material
breach of the contract.
(4) For purposes of this section, a contribution by an owner
of an interest of 10% or more in the vendor or contractor, or by an
immediate family member of an owner of an interest of 10% or more
in the vendor or contractor, is considered to be a contribution by
the vendor or contractor.
Enacting section 1. This act takes effect 90 days after the
date it is enacted into law.
