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 47 (MCL 169.247), as amended by 2015 PA 269, and by adding section 59.
Mandates that any printed matter or advertisements related to elections, candidates, or ballot questions must include the name and address of the person or entity funding them. If the material is an independent expenditure not authorized by the candidate's committee, it must contain a specific disclaimer. The act also introduces requirements for radio and television advertisements, including a new stipulation for communications generated wholly or substantially by artificial intelligence to include a disclaimer stating so, which must be clearly audible and intelligible, lasting at least 3 seconds, and in the same language as the communication.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Elections
Reported without amendment
Substitute H-2 offered
by
The substitute passed by voice vote
1. Amend page 6, line 20, by striking out all of subdivision (a) and relettering the remaining subdivisions.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 59 to 51 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics
Reported with substitute S-1
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
1. Amend page 4, line 15, by inserting “originally”.
2. Amend page 6, following line 23, by inserting:
“(e) A business or its affiliate if the business or its affiliate is regulated by the Michigan public service commission or the Federal Communications Commission.”.
Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 20 to 16 (details)
Substitute S-1 concurred in 60 to 46 (details)
