{"id":866,"date":"2023-11-01T19:33:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T23:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/singh\/?p=866"},"modified":"2023-11-01T19:33:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T23:33:57","slug":"financial-disclosure-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/singh\/2023\/11\/01\/financial-disclosure-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipartisan\u00a0Senate Passes Major Financial Disclosure Bills, Follows\u00a0Through on Years-Long Effort, Voters\u2019 Will"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]

Legislation enacts Proposal 1 of 2022, spirit\u00a0of prior legislation\u00a0to improve government transparency<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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LANSING, Mich. (Nov. 1, 2023) \u2014 Today, bipartisan\u00a0financial disclosure bills\u00a0(Senate Bills\u00a0<\/span>613<\/a><\/span>–<\/span>616<\/a><\/span>)\u00a0passed the Senate nearly unanimously\u00a0and are now one step closer\u00a0to helping\u00a0improve government transparency and codify Proposal 1 of 2022\u00a0\u2014 which was supported by 2.8 million Michigan voters just last year.\u00a0After years of effort inside the Capitol and out, the Legislature is poised to finally bring\u00a0Michigan in line with the other 48\u00a0states\u00a0that\u00a0implement this type of disclosure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>The package of bills, sponsored by Sen.\u00a0Jeremy Moss<\/b>\u00a0(D-Southfield),\u00a0Sen.\u00a0Sam Singh<\/b>\u00a0(D-East Lansing), Sen.\u00a0Mark Huizenga<\/b>\u00a0(R-Walker), and Sen.\u00a0Ed McBroom\u00a0<\/b>(R-Waucedah Twp.), would improve government transparency by requiring financial disclosure of assets and income above certain thresholds from elected officials and candidates for public office. The bills also will require candidates and officeholders to disclose their spouse\u2019s employment, including their status as a registered lobbyist. Together, these four bills demonstrate the strong bipartisan leadership focused on this effort and commitment to making much-needed progress on this issue.\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>\u201cThis move towards transparency is a significant achievement in our ongoing efforts to make legislators accountable to the public,\u201d said Sen.\u00a0Moss,<\/b> a longstanding champion for government transparency and chair of the Senate Elections and Ethics Committee. \u201cProp. 1 isn’t\u00a0the end; it\u2019s\u00a0the start of much-needed transparency laws in Michigan. It reflects our years-long goal of enacting Michigan’s first financial disclosure law \u2014 revealing conflicts of interest among lawmakers.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>Per Proposal 1 of 2022, and going beyond it, the legislation passed today would ensure that starting next year on April 15th, each lawmaker must disclose: \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n