PROPOSAL ADVANCED TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2022 would allow lawmakers to serve 12 years overall in Lansing, spending potentially their entire time in the House or Senate or dividing the years between the two chambers.
Critics of the current term limit rules have argued the shortened period put in place in 1992 has led to a revolving door, as lawmakers move from one position to another, and has ensured lobbyists often have more institutional knowledge than the lawmakers themselves.
The proposal approved by the Legislature Tuesday also would require personal financial disclosures for lawmakers and statewide elected officials including the governor to identify conflicts of interest. Michigan is one of two states that doesn't require financial disclosures from lawmakers and efforts to advance legislation putting such a requirement in place have failed.
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