HB 5506 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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.

HB 5506 prohibits certain local officials from acting as paid lobbyists outside their official duties. It specifically affects county officials and city, village, or township officials in communities with 20,000+ residents (per the latest federal census). The bill makes violating this rule a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both. This amendment adds Section 6b to Michigan's existing lobbying law (MCL 4.411-4.431).

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Jun 2026

House Passage

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Last action Jun 23, 2026

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What changed between versions

As Passed by the House → Substitute (H-2) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a House version to a substitute version, which involved removing the title page and introductory text while adding a new section defining key terms. Specifically, the substitute version adds definitions for 'county official' and 'lobbying' to clarify who is subject to the law and what actions are prohibited.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on regulating county officials, but the applicability is now explicitly defined by new definitions clarifying that 'county officials' include both elected and appointed individuals.

DEFINITION

Added a new subsection (3) that defines 'county official' to include both elected and appointed individuals, and defines 'lobbying' as direct communication with local government officials to influence actions.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original title page, introductory bill text, and the first two paragraphs of the section which were present in the House version but are now integrated into the main text flow.

Floor votes · House Jun 17, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 23, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

upper

Jun 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

upper

Jun 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #228 Yeas 98 Nays 9 Excused 0 Not Voting 3

lower

Jun 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

substitute (H-2) adopted

lower

Jun 11, 2026

Committee

referred to second reading

lower

Jun 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2)

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Committee

referred to Committee on Government Operations

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Introduced

introduced by Representative Rep. Tom Kuhn

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors