Nonprofit Corporation Election Spending & Corporate Powers

Current understanding

HB 6217 (2026) would amend the Michigan Nonprofit Corporation Act (1982 PA 162) to revoke the power of nonprofit corporations to spend money in elections or on ballot issues, adding sec. 261a and amending secs. 261, 271, 821, 1012, and 1041. The bill is tie-barred to HB 6216 (companion LLC restriction) and HB 6218, indicating a coordinated package extending election-spending prohibitions across business entity types. Status: introduced.

Evidence log

• 2026-07-02 — Businesses: nonprofit corporations; power of nonprofit corporations to spend in elections or ballot issues; revoke. Amends secs. 261, 271, 821, 1012 & 1041 of 1982 PA 162 (MCL 450.2261 et seq.) & adds sec. 261a. TIE BAR WITH: SB 1085’26, SB 1087’26: Senate companion SB 1086 introduced, mirroring HB 6217’s amendments to 1982 PA 162 (secs. 261, 271, 821, 1012, 1041 & new sec. 261a) to revoke nonprofit corporations’ power to spend in elections or on ballot issues; tie-barred to SB 1085 and SB 1087, indicating a parallel Senate package alongside the House bills. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-03 — Businesses: other; power of entities to spend in elections or ballot issues; revoke. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 55 to art. IV.: Companion HJR Z introduced to constitutionalize the entity election-spending ban (new Art. IV, Sec. 55), reinforcing HB 6217’s statutory nonprofit prohibition with constitutional protection. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-03 — Individual income tax: credit; tax incentive for contributions made to certain ballot and candidate committees; provide for. Amends 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.1 - 206.847) by adding sec. 281.: cross-connection with political-contribution-tax-credit: HB 6219’s individual political contribution tax credit pairs conceptually with HB 6217’s restriction on nonprofit election spending, encouraging individual rather than entity-based political giving. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-03 — Businesses: business corporations; power of corporations to spend in elections or ballot issues; revoke. Amends secs. 261, 271, 821, 1012 & 1041 of 1972 PA 284 (MCL 450.1261 et. seq.) & adds sec. 261a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6216’26, HB 6217’26: cross-connection with business-corporation-election-spending: HB 6218 (business corporations) is tie-barred to HB 6217 (nonprofits); coordinated package revoking election spending power across business entity forms. (novelty: 3)

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