I voted ‘no’ on House Bills HB 4680-4686 because I strongly support robust, public financial disclosure
for public officials. The legislation presented today allows important financial information to remain behind
closed doors. These bills simply don’t go far enough, and the public has a right to know about this
information.”
House Bill No. 4682, entitled
A bill to amend 1968 PA 318, entitled “An act to implement the provisions of section 10 of article 4 of the
constitution relating to substantial conflicts of interest on the part of members of the legislature and state
officers in respect to contracts with the state and the political subdivisions thereof; to provide for penalties
for the violation thereof; to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act; and to validate certain
contracts,” by amending the title and section 1 (MCL 15.301).
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays,
as follows: