2023 Senate Bill 597

Public employees and officers: ethics; financial disclosure report; require certain executive officers to file.

A bill to regulate political activity; to require certain elected state officers to file financial reports; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state officers and agencies; to impose fees; to prescribe penalties and civil sanctions; and to provide remedies.

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Increases transparency in Michigan's political landscape through the "Executive Branch Financial Disclosure Act." This legislation mandates that key elected state officials, including the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General, submit comprehensive annual financial reports electronically to the Secretary of State starting May 15, 2024.

Introduced in the Senate

Oct. 19, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Thomas Albert (R-18)

Referred to the Committee on Oversight