Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan HJRZ: Businesses: other; power of entities to spend in elections or ballot issues; revoke. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 55 to art. IV.
Status: In committee, July 3, 2026
What the bill says
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution of 1963, by adding section 55 to article IV, to limit the power of certain entities to make political expenditures. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state constitution of 1963, to limit the power of certain entities to make political expenditures, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people of the state: ARTICLE IV Sec. 55. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a domestic entity shall not have any power to pay, contribute, or.
From the introduced text, July 3, 2026:
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution of 1963, by adding section 55 to article IV, to limit the power of certain entities to make political expenditures. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state constitution of 1963, to limit the power of certain entities to make political expenditures, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people of the state: ARTICLE IV Sec. 55. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a domestic entity shall not have any power to pay, contribute, or expend money or anything of value in support of, or in opposition to, a candidate, political party, political committee, or ballot question. Any power previously granted before the effective date of this section to a domestic entity under the laws of this state to perform an act described in this subsection is revoked. The performance of an act described in this subsection by a domestic entity is invalid and subject to disgorgement. (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a foreign entity shall not have any power, privilege, or right to pay, contribute, or expend money or anything of value in support of, or in opposition to, a candidate, political party, political committee, or ballot question in this state. …