Michigan House passes bills banning nondisclosure agreements for lawmakers, staff

The Michigan House on the floor passed two bills that prohibit members of the legislature and certain legislative staff from entering nondisclosure agreements related to their legislative duties, backers said, as part of an effort to increase openness around government work.

Supporters said the bills are intended to prevent public officials from being blocked by NDAs from sharing information about projects that use public funds. Representative Morgan urged colleagues to strengthen transparency by linking the bills to broader public-records reforms, saying, "True transparency demands that we go further." Representative Mensah made a similar appeal, offering an amendment to tie the measure to proposed legislation that would expand Freedom of Information Act coverage to the legislature and…