Rep. David W. Martin today thanked his fellow legislators in the House for overwhelmingly passing a plan to end the legislator to lobbyist pipeline last week. House Bills 4062, 4063, and 4064 are a comprehensive plan to close the “revolving door” of legislative and executive officials that become lobbyists immediately after exiting office. One of the bills in the package, House Bill 4063, was sponsored by Rep. Martin.

House Bill 4062 would prohibit a state representative or senator from becoming a lobbyist within two years after leaving office. House Bill 4063 would prohibit former governors, lieutenant governors, and directors of state departments from becoming lobbyists within two years after leaving their job with the state. House Bill 4064 would prohibit current members of the Legislature from lobbying in another state while serving in the Michigan Legislature.

“I want to thank this chamber for uniting and passing these three bills with broad bipartisan support,” Martin said. “The public entrusts us to faithfully serve their interests to the best of our ability. Closing the ‘revolving door’ of officials to lobbyists will assure our constituents that we work for them and them alone.”

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