Public Officer Financial Disclosure Requirements

Current understanding

Michigan’s 2023 PA 281 (MCL 15.703 et seq.) establishes financial disclosure requirements for public officers and employees. HB6220 (103rd Legislature) proposes amendments to sections 3, 6, and 7 of that act to modify disclosure requirements; specific changes to filers, content, or deadlines are not yet detailed in the record.

Evidence log

• 2026-06-17 — Public employees and officers: state; legal authority of an attorney general opinion; clarify. Amends sec. 32 of 1846 RS 12 (MCL 14.32).: Related public-officer measure: HB5712 (103rd Legislature) amends MCL 14.32 to clarify the legal authority of attorney general opinions as applied to public employees and officers; passed chamber. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-06-18 — Public employees and officers: other; certain nondisclosure agreements; prohibit. Creates new act.: Related transparency measure: SB1049 (103rd Legislature) would create a new act prohibiting certain nondisclosure agreements for public employees and officers; introduced. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-06-25 — Public employees and officers: other; nondisclosure agreements related to the construction of data centers; prohibit. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6135’26, HB 6141’26, HB 6137’26, HB 6138’26, HB 6142’26, HB 6139’26: Related transparency measure: HB6140 (103rd Legislature) would create a new act prohibiting public employees and officers from entering nondisclosure agreements related to data center construction; introduced and tie-barred to a data center policy package (HB6135, HB6137–HB6139, HB6141, HB6142). (novelty: 3)
• 2026-06-24 — Public employees and officers: compensation and benefits; severance pay for executive and legislative branch employees and officers; limit, and require reporting if greater than a certain amount. Creates new act.: Related compensation-transparency measure: HB6009 (103rd Legislature) would create a new act limiting severance pay for executive and legislative branch employees/officers and requiring reporting above a specified threshold; passed chamber. (novelty: 2) (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.: cross-connection with sitting-legislator-lobbying-restrictions: Both regulate in-service conduct of sitting legislators: PA 472 sec. 6c would bar certain lobbying activities while the financial disclosure regime requires ongoing reporting of economic interests. (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-executive-officer-lobbying-restrictions: Both address executive branch ethics — post-service lobbying restrictions complement in-service financial disclosure obligations. (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).: Related ethics reform: HB4062 (103rd Legislature) amends 1978 PA 472 sec. 6a to prohibit former legislators from certain lobbying activities for a defined cooling-off period after leaving office; passed chamber. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-07-03 — Public employees and officers: ethics; public officer financial disclosure requirements; modify. Amends secs. 3, 6 & 7 of 2023 PA 281 (MCL 15.703 et. seq.).: cross-connection with township-conflict-of-interest: Both address ethics obligations for public officials — statewide financial disclosure under PA 281 of 2023 and township-level conflict-of-interest procedures under 1947 PA 359. (novelty: 2)

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