MichiganBill would bar former lawmakers from jobs at utility board grantees
Former Michigan lawmakers would be barred from working for utility board grant recipients for at least two years after leaving office.
What it does
Former Michigan lawmakers would be barred from taking jobs with organizations that receive grants from the utility consumer participation board for at least two years after leaving office.
A former legislator who breaks the restriction would face a misdemeanor, punishable by up to 90 days in jail, a fine of up to $1,000, or both.
Argument forThe restriction could reduce ties between former lawmakers and organizations that receive grants from the utility consumer participation board.
Argument againstFormer lawmakers could lose job options with grant-receiving organizations for at least two years, even for work unrelated to their time in office.
More detail
Former legislators would be barred from taking jobs with certain organizations for at least two years after leaving office. It covers former members of the Michigan Senate or House of Representatives and organizations that receive grants from the utility consumer participation board. The restriction applies for not less than two years after a former legislator leaves the legislature.
A former legislator who breaks the restriction would commit a misdemeanor. The penalty applies to a former legislator who violates the employment restriction. A court could impose jail time, a fine, or both.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Oct 1REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONSLatest
- Oct 1PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- Sep 23transmitted
- Vote recorded passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #373 Yeas 88 Nays 15 Excused 0 Not Voting 7. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 23passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #373 Yeas 88 Nays 15 Excused 0 Not Voting 7Passed House
- Sep 23read a third timeMinor
- Sep 23placed on immediate passage
- Sep 23placed on third reading
- Sep 23read a second timeMinor
- Sep 23placed on second reading
- Sep 23motion to discharge committee approved
- Sep 23rule suspended
- Sep 1bill electronically reproduced 08/27/2026
- Aug 27referred to Committee on Government OperationsMinor
- Aug 27read a first timeMinor
- Aug 27introduced by Representative Rep. Parker FairbairnIntroduced
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