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.
Key claim: Former Michigan lawmakers would be barred for a time from taking jobs with organizations that receive grants from the Utility Consumer Participation Board.
Abstract
(HB6282 · 103rd Legislature) 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. Sponsor: Rep. Parker Fairbairn ® + 7 co-sponsors In committee: H Government Operations Latest action (2026-09-01): Bill Electronically Reproduced 08/27/2026
Why this matters
Michigan’s revolving-door debate has largely centered on lobbying cooling-off periods, but this proposal extends the concept to direct employment with a specific set of state-grant recipients, signaling a narrower ethics tool aimed at conflicts around utility-consumer advocacy funding. For former officeholders and the organizations that receive Utility Consumer Participation Board grants, it would constrain the post-service labor market; for taxpayers, it frames grant-funded entities as a distinct integrity risk warranting statutory separation.