Former Executive Branch Officer Lobbying Restrictions (Revolving Door)

Current understanding

Michigan’s 1978 PA 472 governs lobbying activities and includes ‘revolving door’ provisions restricting former public officials from certain lobbying. HB4063 (103rd Legislature) adds a new section 6b to prohibit certain former officers of the executive branch of state government from engaging in specified lobbying activities for a defined period after leaving office. Specific covered positions, cooling-off duration, and prohibited activities to be captured from bill text.

Evidence log

• 2026-07-03 — Public employees and officers: ethics; state senators and representatives; prohibit from engaging in certain lobbying activities. Amends 1978 PA 472 (MCL 4.411 - 4.431) by adding sec. 6c.: cross-connection with sitting-legislator-lobbying-restrictions: Part of the same three-bill lobbying-ethics package: HB4063 (former executive officers, sec. 6b) and HB4064 (sitting legislators, sec. 6c) both add new sections to PA 472 of 1978. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-07-03 — Public employees and officers: ethics; certain former officers of the executive branch of state government; prohibit from engaging in certain lobbying activities for a period of time. Amends 1978 PA 472 (MCL 4.411 - 4.431) by adding sec. 6b.: cross-connection with former-legislator-lobbying-restrictions: Companion bills (HB4062 and HB4063) extending 1978 PA 472 revolving-door lobbying restrictions to both legislative and executive branch former officials. (novelty: 2)

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