Former Legislator Lobbying Restrictions (Revolving Door)

Current understanding

Michigan’s 1978 PA 472 (MCL 4.416a) governs lobbying activities and includes a ‘revolving door’ provision restricting former public officials from certain lobbying. HB4062 (103rd Legislature) amends section 6a to prohibit former members of the legislature from engaging in certain lobbying activities for a defined period of time after leaving office. Specific cooling-off duration and covered activities to be captured from bill text.

Evidence log

• 2026-08-27 — Public employees and officers: ethics; moratorium on former legislators accepting employment with an entity that receives a grant from the utility consumer participation board; provide for. Creates new act.: Companion revolving-door proposal (introduced) creates a new act barring former legislators from taking employment — not just lobbying — with entities that receive grants from the Utility Consumer Participation Board, narrowing the restriction to a specific class of state grantees. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-06-17 — Public employees and officers: ethics; certain local officials acting as lobbyists outside of the course and scope of the official’s office; prohibit. Amends 1978 PA 472 (MCL 4.411 - 4.431) by adding sec. 6b.: HB5506 extends the same 1978 PA 472 lobbying ethics framework to certain local officials, prohibiting them from acting as lobbyists outside the course and scope of their office — complementing the HB4062/HB4063/HB4064 package covering state-level officeholders (passed chamber). (novelty: 2)
• 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.: HB4064 is a companion measure adding sec. 6c to PA 472 of 1978 to prohibit sitting (not former) state senators and representatives from certain lobbying activities, rounding out the HB4062/HB4063/HB4064 package covering former legislators, former executive officers, and sitting legislators (passed chamber). (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.: HB4063 is a companion bill to HB4062, extending the same revolving-door lobbying framework under 1978 PA 472 to certain former executive branch officers via a new section 6b (passed chamber). (novelty: 2)
• 2026-07-03 — Public employees and officers: ethics; former members of the legislature; prohibit from engaging in certain lobbying activities for a period of time. Amends sec. 6a of 1978 PA 472 (MCL 4.416a).: cross-connection with public-officer-financial-disclosure: Both are legislative ethics measures for public officials — post-service lobbying restrictions under PA 472 of 1978 complement in-service financial disclosure obligations under PA 281 of 2023. (novelty: 2)

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