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Michigan House bars legislators, staff from signing nondisclosure agreements; FOIA tie-bar rejected
Summary
The Michigan House of Representatives passed two bills banning legislators and certain staff from entering nondisclosure agreements related to their official duties. Amendments to link the bills to expansion of the Freedom of Information Act were proposed and rejected.
The Michigan House of Representatives adopted two bills that prohibit members of the Legislature and certain legislative staff from entering into nondisclosure agreements in connection with their official duties and approved immediate effect for both measures.
The measures — House Bill 4052, which would bar legislators and specified legislative staff from signing nondisclosure agreements, and House Bill 4053, which would provide definitions for the nondisclosure agreement act — advanced to final passage after floor debate and roll call votes. HB 4052 passed by a roll-call vote of 80 ayes to 28 nays; HB 4053 passed by a roll-call vote of 91 ayes to 17 nays. Majority Floor Leader Postumas moved and the House ordered immediate effect for each bill.
Why it matters: Supporters said the measures respond to…
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