Township Official Conflict of Interest Procedure

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

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.: cross-connection with local-official-lobbying-restrictions: Both address ethical constraints on local government officials — conflict-of-interest procedures at the township level and outside-lobbying prohibitions at the local officer level. (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 public-officer-financial-disclosure: 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)
2026-07-03 — Townships: charter; conflict of interest procedure for township officials; require. Amends sec. 7 of 1947 PA 359 (MCL 42.7).: HB6161 (103rd Legislature) introduced to amend Sec. 7 of 1947 PA 359 (MCL 42.7) to require a formal conflict-of-interest procedure for charter township officials; electronically reproduced 07/03/2026. (novelty: 2)