2023 Senate Bill 616 / Public Act 284

Campaign finance: committees; prohibition on certain candidate committee expenditures and disbursements; create exception.

An act to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled “An act to regulate political activity; to regulate campaign financing; to restrict campaign contributions and expenditures; to require campaign statements and reports; to regulate anonymous contributions; to regulate campaign advertising and literature; to provide for segregated funds for political purposes; to provide for the use of public funds for political purposes; to create certain funds; to provide for reversion, retention, or refunding of unexpended balances in certain funds; to require other statements and reports; to regulate acceptance of certain gifts, payments, and reimbursements; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments and state and local officials and employees; to provide appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 44 (MCL 169.244), as amended by 2017 PA 119.

Introduced in the Senate

Oct. 24, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Ed McBroom (R-38) and seven co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Aric Nesbitt (R-20), Winnie Brinks (D-29), Mark Huizenga (R-30), Sam Singh (D-28), Jeremy Moss (D-7), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-35) and Mary Cavanagh (D-6)

Referred to the Committee on Oversight

Oct. 31, 2023

Reported without amendment

Nov. 1, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Reported without amendment

Passed in the Senate 36 to 2 (details)

Received in the House

Nov. 1, 2023

Nov. 9, 2023

Amendment offered by Rep. Carrie Rheingans (D-47)

1. Amend page 2, line 24, by striking out all of enacting section 1 and inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 615 of the 102nd Legislature is enacted into law.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 62 to 46 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Dec. 8, 2023