Tracking Status Report
Beth Berglin
Tracking group: Goal 4: Cultivate Economic Stability
Minimum Wage
Wegela
Modifies minimum wage.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/12/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Small Businesses
Mentzer
Provides funding for small business payroll.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/20/2025; To Appropriations Committee)
Economic Growth Authority
VanWoerkom
Modifies definition of new construction under the Michigan economic growth authority act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/25/2025; To Finance Committee)
Wages
Koleszar
Prohibits employer offset of wages due an employee in a pay period based on the amount of gratuities the employee receives.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/5/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Downtown Development Authorities
Jenkins-Arno
Modifies certain requirements for initial assessed value.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Finance Committee (12/16/2025)
Economic Incentives
Hoadley
Prohibits economic incentives to certain foreign countries.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (5/13/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Income Tax Credit
Martus
Provides credit for donations to certain charitable organizations that provide accommodation, food, or meals to indigents.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Income Tax Credit
Snyder
Provides credit for donations to endowment fund of community foundations.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Accrued Leave
Paiz
Requires an employer to pay to an employee certain types of accrued leave when employment is terminated.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Fair Employment Practices
Scott
Prohibits an employer from inquiring about job applicant's credit history.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/18/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Hiring Practices
Byrnes
Prohibits hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of the prospective employee.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (5/6/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Employment Practices
Coffia
Requires certain employment discrimination information employers to post.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/25/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Practices
Price
Prohibits an employer from seeking or asking about certain information about a job applicant's compensation history and credit history.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/25/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Discrimination
Conlin
Prohibits an employer from basing the employee's wage rate on certain protected attributes and characteristics of an employee.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/25/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Wage Discrimination
Grant
Allows anonymous reporting of wage discrimination.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/25/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Practices
Phillips
Revises notice period for certain deductions from wages without written consent of employee related to garnishment.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/25/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
State Contracts
Paiz
Prohibits award of state contracts to persons that do not possess fair paycheck workplace certificate.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/25/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Practices
Scott
Provides requirements to obtain a fair paycheck workplace certificate.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/25/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Wage Discrimination
Young
Modifies provision regarding wage discrimination based on sex and increases fines.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/25/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Practices
Miller
Requires an employer to disclose to an employee wage information of similarly situated employees under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/25/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Public Employees
Andrews
Creates ombudsman for public employees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/16/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Benefits
Tsernoglou
Increases sanctions for employer violations regarding the payment of wages and fringe benefits.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/16/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Benefits
Snyder
Increases penalty for wage and fringe benefit payment violations with the intent to defraud.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/16/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Benefits
Rheingans
Enacts sentencing guideline for wage and fringe benefit payment violations.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Judiciary Committee (12/17/2025)
Fair Employment Practices
Breen
Prohibits the commissioner from disclosing the employee's name to the employer who files a claim alleging that an employer violated 2018 PA 337 under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/16/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Fair Employment Practices
Xiong
Prohibits department from disclosing identity of employee who files a complaint under 1978 PA 390 to employer if requested by employee.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/16/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Independent Contractors
Weiss
Provides penalties and remedies for misclassification of independent contractors.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/16/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Whistleblower Protections
Edwards
Modifies definition of employee and protected activities.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/16/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Independent Contractors
Carter, B.
Incorporates information for taxpayers regarding the classification of an individual as an independent contractor in instruction booklet and provide notice to certain taxpayers.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/16/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Attorney General
O'Neal
Provides funding for the purpose of marketing attorney general's payroll fraud division.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/16/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Whistleblower Protections
Arbit
Modifies whistleblower protection to include employees reporting to the state employee ombudsman or the press.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/16/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Civil Actions
Foreman
Enacts false claims act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/16/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Security
O'Neal
Allows low-wage school employees to collect unemployment benefits during the summer months.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/29/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Security
O'Neal
Eliminates provisions regarding seasonal workers.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/29/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Working Conditions
Byrnes
Requires employers to create and disclose to job applicants and certain employees written job descriptions and establishes sanctions and remedies for a violation.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/29/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Fair Employment Practices
Greene, J.
Protects absence from work to respond to an emergency as an emergency responder from adverse employment action.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Workplace Ergonomics
McKinney
Repeals prohibition related to promulgation of rules regarding workplace ergonomics.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Discrimination
Neeley
Prohibits an employer from taking an adverse employment action based on employee communication regarding an occupational safety and health practice or hazard related to a communicable disease.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Labor
Carter, B.
Modifies civil penalties for Michigan occupational safety and health violations.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Discrimination
Hope
Prohibits employer taking adverse employment action against an employee who raises concern over infection control.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Discrimination
Weiss
Prohibits an employer from taking an adverse employment action based on employee communication regarding an occupational safety and health practice or hazard.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Labor
Carter, T.
Creates infectious disease worker safety commission.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Youth Employment
Skaggs
Modifies penalties for certain violations of youth employment standards act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Youth Employment
Scott
Provides sentencing guidelines for crimes related to the employment of minors.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Labor Benefits
Martus
Repeals local government labor regulatory limitation act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Labor
Andrews
Repeals fair and open competition in governmental construction act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Termination
Weiss
Requires cause for termination of employment.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Discrimination
Rogers
Prohibits employment decisions based on the health or illness of an employee's family member.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Discrimination
Carter, T.
Prohibits employers from discriminating based on certain physical characteristics of employees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Collective Bargaining
Carter, B.
Prohibits employees from offering or granting to certain individuals who work for the employer during a labor dispute status as permanent replacement employee.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Collective Bargaining
Steckloff
Makes relocation of an employer's operations less than 1 year after its employees elect a bargaining representative an unfair labor practice.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Education and Workforce Committee)
Employment Discrimination
Rheingans
Prohibits employers from discriminating against employees who perform certain lawful activities during nonworking hours.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Collective Bargaining
Andrews
Allows the commission to certify labor organization as based on petition and hearing exclusive bargaining representative of public employees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Practices
Mentzer
Creates worker freedom act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Practices
Byrnes
Prohibits employer monitoring of employee communications unless the employer establishes an employee monitoring policy and discloses that policy to employees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
State Funds
Longjohn
Prohibits and provides remedies for use of state funds to discourage unionization.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Collective Bargaining
Hope
Prohibits public employer ceasing or subcontracting its operations if done less than 1 year after its employees elect a bargaining representative.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Discrimination
DeSana
Prohibits discrimination based on certain vaccination status.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/8/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Income Tax Credit
Neeley
Provides working parent tax credit for certain dependents.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/8/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Income Tax Credit
Fitzgerald
Provides working parent tax credit for certain dependents.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/8/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
State Funds
Pavlov
Modifies distributions from the strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/13/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Rigas
Revises application process for critical industry program and Michigan strategic site readiness program.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/13/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Gratutities
Mueller
Allows an employer to require sharing gratuities with other employees.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (1/21/2026; To Labor Committee)
Historic Preservation Tax Credit
Andrews
Modifies state historic preservation tax credit program.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/20/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Historic Preservation Tax Credit
Frisbie
Modifies state historic preservation tax credit program.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/20/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Occupations - Physicians
Woolford
Prohibits certain noncompete agreements for physicians.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/21/2025; To Health Policy Committee)
Employment Benefits
Woolford
Modifies disqualification from benefits.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (6/26/2025; By Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Housing and Community Development
Wooden
Modifies housing and community development fund.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (7/1/2026; To Session)
Housing and Community Development
Meerman
Modifies housing and community development fund.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (7/1/2026; To Session)
HB 4543
PA 55
Home Heating Credit
Schuette
Changes adjustments based on Detroit Consumer Price Index to United States Consumer Price Index.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(12/23/2025; Signed: December 23, 2025, Effective: December 23, 2025)
Corporate Tax Rate
Wegela
Provides pay ratio surcharge for certain corporations.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/10/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Artificial Intelligence Models
Lightner
Provides for requirements and safety standards for developers of certain artificial intelligence models.
Text & Analysis
Re-referred
in House (3/19/2026; Earlier discharged from the Regulatory Reform committee.; To Communications and Technology Committee)
Wind Turbines
DeBoer
Prohibits construction of wind turbines in the Great Lakes
Text & Analysis
Re-referred
in House (10/21/2025; Earlier discharged from the Government Operations Committee; To Energy Committee)
Rental Agreements
Hoadley
Provides requirements for self-service storage rental agreements.
Text & Analysis
Referred
in Senate (3/17/2026; To Regulatory Affairs Committee)
Occupations - Nurses
Witwer
Provides licensure of supplemental nursing services agencies.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(7/1/2025; To Health Policy Committee)
Student Athletes
Rheingans
Provides collective bargaining rights for student athletes.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(7/1/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Income Tax Credit
Tate
Provides for credit for cash and food donations to certain nonprofit organizations.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(7/29/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Local Government
Slagh
Modifies investment of surplus funds of political subdivisions.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Government Operations Committee (11/13/2025)
Federal Employees
Mentzer
Provides for reemployment and unemployment services for dislocated federal employees and veterans.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(7/29/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Federal Employees
Miller
Encourages for public employers expedited hiring process for certain dislocated federal employees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(7/29/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Youth Employment
Woolford
Allows youth employment in residential building construction under certain conditions.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/13/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Appropriations
Bollin
Requires certain funds directed to SOAR or CIP to be returned to the general fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/19/2025; To Appropriations Committee)
Appropriations
Bollin
Requires certain funds to be returned to the general fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/19/2025; To Appropriations Committee)
SOAR Appropriations
Bollin
Requires an audit that would identify and return unspent money to the general fund for SOAR projects.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/19/2025; To Appropriations Committee)
Employment
DeBoyer
Increases penalties and payment of back wages for violations of the whistleblowers' protection act.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Judiciary Committee (10/22/2025)
Appropriations
Bollin
Requires legislative approval for work project appropriations and prohibit the expenditure of the funds under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Corporate Income Tax
Witwer
Provides for distributor credit for returnable containers.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (10/23/2025; By Regulatory Reform Committee)
Road Improvement
Kunse
Modifies requirements for competitive bidding for certain road construction project contracts.
Text & Analysis
Re-referred
in House (2/18/2026; To Rules Committee)
Employment
McKinney
Increases weekly benefit rate.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment
Young
Modifies formula for remuneration provision.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment
Mentzer
Requires the unemployment agency to use in communications and determinations in plain language.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Emplohyment
Carter, T.
Increases income and asset thresholds eligibility for restitution waivers.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment
Breen
Strikes required condition for employee involuntarily leaving employment for a medical reason.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment
Weiss
Strike provision regarding absences without notice for employee who involuntarily leaves employment.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Unemployment Benefits
Miller
Provides for appeal process for recipient of improperly paid unemployment benefits.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment
Andrews
Modifies determination of whether services performed by an individual are employment.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment
Xiong
Decreases restitution of improperly collected benefits of percentage of wages permitted to be garnished.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Economic Development
Robinson
Modifies smart zone state capture use.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (2/26/2026; Substitute H-2 adopted; By Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Hemp
McKinney
Creates licensing and regulations for processing, brokering, and marketing industrial hemp, supplying industrial hemp seed, and engaging in wholesale of industrial hemp products.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Regulatory Reform Committee (6/18/2026)
Hemp
Wilson
Amends cross-references to industrial hemp research and development act within the industrial hemp growers act.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Regulatory Reform Committee (6/18/2026)
Hemp
Meerman
Amends references to and regulation of industrial hemp under the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Regulatory Reform Committee (6/18/2026)
HB 5055
PA 35
Legislature
Lightner
Modifies jurisdiction of sergeant at arms.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(11/18/2025; Signed: November 18, 2025, Effective: February 15, 2026)
Economic Development
Farhat
Clarifies definitions of housing property in brownfield redevelopment authority and modifies cap on total tax capture revenues.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/26/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Hemp
McKinney
Modifies administration of industrial hemp program.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/7/2025; To Regulatory Reform Committee)
Law Enforcement
Lightner
Creates violent crime clearance program.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/15/2025; To Appropriations Committee)
Employment
Woolford
Prohibits discontinuation of fraud detection software by the unemployment insurance agency.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/16/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Tourism
Carter, T.
Modifies distribution of money in the convention facility development fund.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (6/4/2026; Substitute H-4 adopted; By Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Economic Development
Aragona
Modifies regional convention facility authority board requirements.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (6/4/2026; Substitute H-3 adopted; By Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Economic Development
Aragona
Modifies transformational brownfield plan.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/21/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Medical Marijuana
Grant
Allows sanctions against former licensees under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (3/19/2026; Substitute H-1 adopted; By Rules Committee)
Liquor Licenses
Fairbairn
Removes quota for certain on-premises licenses.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/23/2025; To Regulatory Reform Committee)
Income Tax Credit
Bierlein
Provides for work opportunity tax credit for qualified employees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/23/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Income Tax Credit
Hoskins
Provides for work opportunity withholdings tax credit for certain tax exempt organizations.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/23/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Cryptocurrency
DeSana
Limits regulation of convertible virtual currency.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/23/2025; To Finance Committee)
Trade
Wegela
Increases compensation for overcharged items.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/28/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Labor
Dievendorf
Remove certain exclusions from definition of employee in 1939 PA 176.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/28/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Foreclosure
Paquette
Modifies distribution of proceeds from mortgage foreclosure auctions.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Housing and Human Services Committee (9/22/2026)
Foreclosure
Andrews
Modifies distribution of proceeds from mortgage foreclosure auctions.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Housing and Human Services Committee (9/22/2026)
Corporate Income Tax
Tate
Creates charitable food tax credit programs.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Use Tax Exemptions
Snyder
Provides for large agricultural processing facility project exemption.
Text & Analysis
Re-referred
in House (6/18/2026; To Rules Committee)
Sales Tax Exemptions
Meerman
Provides for large agricultural processing facility project exemption.
Text & Analysis
Re-referred
in House (6/18/2026; To Rules Committee)
Worker's Compensation
Andrews
Modifies definition of employee to include certain performances of service.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Worker's Compensation
Brixie
Modifies exclusive remedy provision.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Fair Employment Practices
Kuhn
Prohibits an employer from discriminating against the employee based on an employee who is or who intends to become a candidate for public office.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/5/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Food Pricing
Morgan
Prohibits dynamic pricing of groceries.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/5/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Dynamic Pricing
Morgan
Prohibits use of dynamic pricing in certain retail stores.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/5/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Food Pricing
Morgan
Provides violation under Michigan consumer protection act for retail groceries using dynamic pricing.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/5/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
HB 5232
PA 57
Military Affairs
Koleszar
Modifies local unit of government’s option to provide paid leave for military active service to reflect mandatory paid leave for certain members of law enforcement agencies and fire departments.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/23/2026; Signed: July 21, 2026, Effective: July 23, 2026)
HB 5233
PA 58
Employment Benefits
Robinson
Provides paid military leave for certain members of a fire department or law enforcement agency.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/23/2026; Signed: July 21, 2026, Effective: July 23, 2026)
Investments
Bollin
Prohibits investments in environmental, social, and governance funds.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Banking Practices
Neyer
Prohibits restriction of services by banks based on environmental policies.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Banking Practices
Meerman
Prohibits restriction of services by savings banks based on environmental policies.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Banking Practices
Lightner
Prohibits restriction of services by credit unions based on environmental policies.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/6/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
MEDC
Carra
Abolishes Michigan economic development corporation.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/6/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
DeBoyer
Prohibits joint exercise of a power, privilege, or authority related to the economic development of this state.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/6/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Brownfields
Farhat
Modifies environmental brownfield redevelopment program.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/13/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Brownfields
Farhat
Modifies environmental brownfield redevelopment program.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/13/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
State Managements
Posthumus
Provides compliance with the Uyghur forced labor prevention act.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (2/11/2026; To Economic and Community Development Committee)
Collective Bargaining
Prestin
Makes minimum staffing levels within a bargaining unit a mandatory subject of bargaining for certain public employees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/13/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
SOAR Fund
Maddock
Repeals strategic outreach attraction and reserve fund and related programs.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/13/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Administrative Boards
Bollin
Modifies state administrative board limitations.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/13/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Business Tax
Schriver
Modifies distribution of corporate income tax revenue to reflect repeal of the strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/13/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
State Management
Lightner
Amends Michigan strategic fund act to reflect elimination of the strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund, Michigan strategic site readiness program, and critical industry program.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/13/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Commercial Development
VanWoerkom
Extends commercial redevelopment certificate sunset.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (12/9/2025; By Finance Committee)
Commercial Redevelopment
BeGole
Extends commercial rehabilitation exemption certificate sunset.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (12/9/2025; By Finance Committee)
Bottled Water
Wegela
Provides price cap on bottled water at mass entertainment venues.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/16/2025)
Prevailing Wage
Weiss
Requires prevailing wage on certain broadband service projects.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/16/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Employment Benefits
Woolford
Prohibits assessment of penalties, interest, or fees on certain unpaid restitution of benefit overpayments.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/16/2025; To Appropriations Committee)
Unemployment Benefits
Frisbie
Prohibits recovery of an improperly paid unemployment benefit more than 1 year after payment.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/17/2025; To Appropriations Committee)
Employment Benefits
Rogers
Allows claimant to provide evidence of waiver eligibility for recovery of improperly paid benefits.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/17/2025; To Appropriations Committee)
Employment Benefits
Xiong
Requires recovery waiver of an improperly paid benefit after a certain amount of time elapses.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/17/2025; To Appropriations Committee)
Employment Benefits
Andrews
Requires waiver of recovery as an administrative or clerical error for certain improperly paid benefits.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/17/2025; To Appropriations Committee)
Brownfield Redevelopment
Andrews
Modifies brownfield tax increment financing credits.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/17/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Data Centers
Wegela
Eliminates data center exemption.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/17/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Data Centers
DeSana
Eliminates data center exemption.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/17/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Data Centers
Byrnes
Reflects repeal of data center tax exemptions from general property tax act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/17/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Data Centers
Miller
Prohibits local officials signing nondisclosure agreements related to the construction of data centers.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Housing
Cavitt
Extends sunset for exemption under the residential housing facilities act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Housing
Grant
Extends sunset for exemption under the attainable housing facilities act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Strategic Fund
DeBoyer
Provides requirements related to the modification of a grant, loan, or other economic assistance with an existing qualified business.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Brownfield Redevelopment
Hoadley
Prohibits disbursing of funds without a required legislative report.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Corporate Welfare Prohibition
Posthumus
Enacts corporate welfare prohibition compact.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Economic Development Corporations
McFall
Provides regulations concerning the disclosure of the information required for the report described in section 10 of the Michigan economic growth authority act, 1995 PA 24, MCL 207.810.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Corporate Welfare Prohibition
Wegela
Prohibits this state from providing certain economic incentives if doing so would violate the corporate welfare prohibition compact act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Strategic Fund
Wilson
Implements certain approval process for grant, loan, award, tax credit, or other economic assistance under the Michigan strategic fund act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Strategic Fund
Harris
Requires legislative reports for disbursement of funds.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Strategic Fund
Pohutsky
Modifies posting of information on website.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/18/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Benefits
Foreman
Creates exception for victim of stalking from receiving benefits when leaving employment.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/18/2025; To Judiciary Committee)
Employment Benefits
Hope
Modifies permissible use for earned sick time.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/18/2025; To Judiciary Committee)
Fair Employment Practices
Wilson
Prohibits employers from discriminating against employees who are victims of certain crimes.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(12/18/2025; To Judiciary Committee)
Unemployment Agency Officials
Woolford
Prohibits former unemployment insurance agency officials from contracting with certain vendors for a period of time.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(1/14/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Electric Vehicles
Paquette
Prohibits state procurement of electric motor vehicles made with forced labor.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(1/21/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Plant Rehabilitation
Robinson
Modifies definition of speculative building.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(1/21/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Plant Rehabilitation
Tisdel
Modifies definition of qualified commercial activity.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(1/21/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Plant Rehabilitation
Liberati
Modifies requirements related to an industrial facilities exemption certificate.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(1/21/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Plant Rehabilitation
Grant
Modifies requirements related to the revocation of an industrial facilities exemption certificate.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(1/21/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
EMS Personnel
Witwer
Allows licensure of medical first responders and emergency medical technicians at 17 years of age.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Health Policy Committee (9/23/2026)
EMS Personnel
Prestin
Allows licensure of medical first responders and emergency medical technicians at 17 years of age.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Health Policy Committee (9/23/2026)
State Permits
Borton
Requires designated job positions for state agencies that issue state permits.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/11/2026; To Regulatory Affairs Committee)
Permits
DeBoyer
Provides cause of action for denial of a permit.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (4/30/2026; With substitute H-1; By Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Administrative Procedure
Hoadley
Provides requirement to provide basis for decisions.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Economic Competitiveness Committee (3/5/2026--Canceled)
Civil Rights
Dievendorf
Prohibits confidentiality provisions in settlement agreements.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/5/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Fair Employment Practices
Dievendorf
Prohibits employers from entering into agreements that prohibit employees from disclosing certain information about violations of the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act unless certain conditions are met.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/5/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Land Use
Neeley
Limits required studies and documents for site plan approval.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Government Operations Committee (5/14/2026)
Worker's Compensation Benefits
Outman, P.
Modifies calculation of average weekly wage.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/19/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Business Regulations and Licensing
Bierlein
Provides regulation and licensing of earned wage access service providers.
Text & Analysis
Referred to Rules
(4/30/2026; With substitute H-1; From Regulatory Reform Committee)
Hours and Wages
Bierlein
Provides regulation of wages and fringe benefits for exemption for certain earned wage access services.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (4/30/2026; By Regulatory Reform Committee)
Fair Employment Practices
Tsernoglou
Prohibits use of electronic monitoring or automated decisions tools by an employer except for certain purposes.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/24/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
LEO Appropriations
Jenkins-Arno
Provides appropriations for fiscal year 2026-2027.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Appropriations Labor and Economic Opportunity Subcommittee (4/21/2026)
Corporate Income Tax Credits
Woolford
Provides employer credit for certain apprenticeship and career and technical education programs.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/3/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Job Training
Meerman
Requires employers to pay wages to employees for participating in fall prevention training.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Families and Veterans Committee (5/12/2026)
Sales Tax
Hoadley
Provides deduction or exclusion and audit of qualified delivery network sales.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (4/16/2026; To Regulatory Affairs Committee)
Youth Employment
Hoadley
Restores former provisions of the youth employment standards act and eliminates requirement for a work permit.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (7/2/2026; To Labor Committee)
Surveillance Pricing
Arbit
Prohibits surveillance pricing.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/19/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Scholarships
Aragona
Provides exemption for post-graduation scholarship grants.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/14/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Data Centers
Miller
Requires prioritization of local union labor for the construction of enterprise data centers.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/14/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Data Centers
Miller
Modifies requirements for enterprise data centers.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/14/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Data Centers
Miller
Modifies requirements for enterprise data centers.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/14/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Income Tax Credit
Tisdel
Creates community development tax credit.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/16/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Strategic Fund
Jenkins-Arno
Establishes and administers community development tax credit program.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/16/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Housing Development Authority
Jenkins-Arno
Coordinates with Michigan strategic fund for eligibility for credits under the community development tax credit program.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/16/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Economic development
Neeley
Provides for HOPE zone exemption.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/22/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic development
Wilson
Provides for HOPE zone exemption for obsolete property and rehabilitation.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/22/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic development
Farhat
Provides for commercial redevelopment HOPE zone exemption.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/22/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic development
Foreman
Provides for HOPE zone exemption.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/22/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic development
Paiz
Provides for HOPE zone exemption.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/22/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic development
Scott
Provides for tax increment financing HOPE zone exemption.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/22/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic development
Scott
Provides for HOPE zone exemption.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/22/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic development
Scott
Provides for HOPE zone exemption.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/22/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Judgeships
Rogers
Increases circuit court and district court judgeship to Kalamazoo County.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/22/2026; To Judiciary Committee)
Occupations - Hairdressers
Rigas
Establishes licensing fees for a hairdresser license.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (5/21/2026; By Regulatory Reform Committee)
Corporate Income Tax
Mentzer
Adds back federal deduction for certain outsourcing expenses.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/30/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Business Corporations
Wozniak
Authorizes formation of benefit corporations and establishes duties of officers and directors.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/30/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Working Conditions
Hope
Provides scheduling standards for certain employers.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/12/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Working Conditions
Hope
Regulates labor service agencies.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/12/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Film Credit
Wozniak
Restores film incentive credit.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/19/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Film Credits
Hoskins
Restores film credits.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/19/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund
Jenkins-Arno
Establishes office of small business growth.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/21/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Strategic Fund
Jenkins-Arno
Includes small businesses in allowable use of funds.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/21/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Collective Bargaining
Wegela
Requires certain employers to display poster of collective bargaining rights at work sites and provide to employees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/9/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Working Conditions
Wegela
Requires employers to provide suitable seats to employees under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/9/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Student Loans
Skaggs
Provides credit for student loan payments made by certain taxpayers who remained in or returned to this state for employment.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/9/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Student Loans
Martus
Provides credit for student loan payments made by certain taxpayers who relocated to this state for employment.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/9/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Student Loans
Snyder
Provides credit for student loan payments made by employer on behalf of a qualified employee who received a diploma or degree from an institution located in this state.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/9/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Student Loans
Phillips
Provides credit for student loan payments made by employer on behalf of a qualified employee who did not receive a diploma or degree from an institution located in this state.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/9/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Income Tax Credit
Hoskins
Creates make it in Michigan tax credit program.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/9/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
State Funds
O'Neal
Denies certain state economic development incentives to businesses that relocate a call center.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/10/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Call Centers
DeSana
Requires the department of labor and economic opportunity to create registry of employers who relocate a call center to a foreign country.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/10/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Tenants
Dievendorf
Provides tenants right to organize.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/16/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Occupations - Physicians
Aragona
Prohibits certain noncompete agreements for physicians.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Government Operations Committee (7/2/2026--Canceled)
Revenue Distribution
Wegela
Provides increasing of rate and revising the distribution of revenue collected.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Name, Image, Likeness
Hoskins
Prohibits use of an individual's name, likeness, voice, or image for purposes of trade under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/30/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Museums
Steckloff
Amends brownfield redevelopment financing act to exempt museum authorities.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(7/29/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Museums
Carter, T.
Amends tax increment financing act to exempt museum authorities.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(7/29/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Income Tax Credit
Pavlov
Provides credit for certain employers that provide positional asphyxiation training.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/26/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Use Tax Exemptions
Bierlein
Provides exemption for building materials purchased for the construction of a new single-family residence.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/26/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Sales Tax Exemptions
Frisbie
Provides exemption for building materials purchased for the construction of a new single-family residence.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/26/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Construction Permits
Frisbie
Provides credit for permits associated with building a new single-family residential unit.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/26/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Consumer Protection
Breen
Revises applicability of consumer protection act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/27/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Consumer Protection
Scott
Expands applicability and enforcement of consumer protection act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/27/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Consumer Protection
Mentzer
Establishes procedures relating to investigative demands.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/27/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Security
Hoadley
Modifies notice requirements for determination of benefits.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/27/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Security
Frisbie
Requires digital retention of certain documents.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/27/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Security
St. Germaine
Modifies unemployment insurance agency reporting requirements on shared-work plans to include benefit error rate.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/27/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Security
Bruck
Modifies conspiracy and fraud provisions.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/27/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Security
Wortz
Prohibits the unemployment agency from requiring that employing unit's books, records, and papers be in a different form.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/27/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Security
Robinson
Requires unemployment insurance agency procedures to electronically access certain departments' databases.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/27/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Consumer Protection
Fairbairn
Prohibits refusing to accept cash in a retail sale of goods or services.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/24/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Background Check
Lightner
Modifies criminal history check for employment in a psychiatric facility.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/24/2026; To Health Policy Committee)
Background Check
Lightner
Modifies criminal history check for employment in a covered facility.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/24/2026; To Health Policy Committee)
Use Tax
Tsernoglou
Provides sharing of information regarding certain exemptions.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/24/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Sales Tax
Arbit
Provides sharing of information regarding certain exemptions.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/24/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Artificial Intelligence
Andrews
Provides community and worker economic transition activities to workers who have employment tied to an industry affected by the adoption or implementation of artificial intelligence.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/24/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Occupations - Collection Practices
O'Neal
Prohibits licensed debt collectors from certain acts.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/24/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Collection Practices
O'Neal
Modifies consumer protection act exemptions.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/24/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Employment Security
Roth
Includes weather conditions as a reason to extend a waiver of certain job search requirements.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/29/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Law Enforcement
Harris
Modifies eligible criteria for recruits.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/29/2026; To Judiciary Committee)
Tipped Employees
Damoose
Provides exclusion of certain gratuities for tipped employees.
Text & Analysis
Downtown Development Authorities
Bellino
Modifies certain requirements for initial assessed value.
Text & Analysis
Income Tax Deductions
Hoitenga
Provides deduct overtime compensation from taxable income.
Text & Analysis
Trade Commissions
McCann
Establishes Michigan-Ireland trade commission.
Text & Analysis
Referred
in House (12/10/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Fair Employment Practices
Anthony
Prohibits an employer from seeking or asking about certain information about a job applicant's compensation history and credit history.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (4/22/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Passed
in Senate (4/22/2026; 19-16; Earlier floor substitute S-3 adopted.)
Worker's Compensation
Bumstead
Extends presumption of causation of heart and respiratory diseases to certain members of police, fire, and public safety departments.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Labor Committee (9/4/2025)
LEO Appropriations
Cavanagh
Provides appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (5/13/2025; To Appropriations Committee)
Passed
in Senate (5/13/2025; 19-18; Earlier advanced to Third Reading with committee substitute S-2 adopted.)
Tax Increment Financing
Singh
Modifies and expands definition of other protected obligation.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (11/13/2025; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Passed
in Senate (11/13/2025; 22-14)
Outdoor Seating
Singh
Allows dogs to be present in outdoor seating at restaurants.
Text & Analysis
Advanced to Third Reading
in Senate (5/14/2026)
Economic Development
McMorrow
Creates strategic advisory board and provide for the development of strategic plans.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (12/10/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Damoose
Creates strategic advisory board and provide for the development of strategic plans.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (12/10/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Retirement
Albert
Provides annuity option.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/24/2025; To Labor Committee)
Public Employees
Albert
Creates retention program for certain public employees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/24/2025; To Labor Committee)
Trade Commissions
Geiss
Establishes Michigan-African-Caribbean trade commission.
Text & Analysis
Referred
in House (12/10/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Victory
Creates office of business permitting support.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Economic and Community Development Committee (11/13/2025)
Tenants
Irwin
Provides tenants right to organize.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/1/2025; To Housing and Human Services Committee)
Occupations - Nurses
Chang
Prohibits mandatory overtime for nurses except under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (4/15/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Passed
in Senate (4/15/2026; 21-16)
Occupations - Nurses
McBroom
Prohibits mandatory overtime for nurses except under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (4/15/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Passed
in Senate (4/15/2026; 21-16)
Collective Bargaining
Klinefelt
Makes minimum staffing levels within a bargaining unit a mandatory subject of bargaining for certain public employees.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (6/26/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Passed
in Senate (6/26/2025; 19-18)
Economic Transitions
Albert
Eliminates community and worker economic transition office.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/21/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Collective Bargaining
Albert
Makes calendar and schedule for school year prohibited subjects of bargaining.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/10/2025; To Education Committee)
Community Colleges
Bellino
Clarifies application to professional employer organizations remission of new jobs credit from withholding to community college districts.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/17/2025; To Appropriations Committee)
Income Tax
Bellino
Clarifies application to professional employer organizations employment withholdings redirected from the state to certain community colleges for the new jobs training program.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/17/2025; To Appropriations Committee)
Income Tax Credit
Singh
Changes adjustments based on the Detroit Consumer Price Index to United State Consumer Price Index.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (8/13/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Passed
in Senate (8/13/2025; 32-0)
Collective Bargaining
Albert
Restores right to work.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/24/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Collective Bargaining
Hauck
Restores right to work.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/24/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Hours and Wages
Damoose
Repeals 2023 PA 10.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/24/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
State Contractors
Runestad
Requires state contractors to verify legal residency of employees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
State Contractors
Runestad
Requires the department to provide report of certain aggregate data for prisoners who are not citizens of the United States.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Road Improvement
Victory
Creates road investment incentive program.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/26/2025; To Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
Strategic Fund
Singh
Creates more jobs for Michigan program.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in Senate (12/16/2025; S-1 substitute adopted; By Regulatory Affairs Committee)
SOAR Fund
Albert
Eliminates the SOAR fund.
Text & Analysis
Administrative Boards
Albert
Modifies the state administrative board limitations.
Text & Analysis
Economic Development
Albert
Eliminates the Michigan strategic site readiness program and critical industry program.
Text & Analysis
SOAR Appropriations
Albert
Modifies funding for the strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund.
Text & Analysis
Appropriations
Albert
Requires economic development incentive evaluations for SOAR projects.
Text & Analysis
Youth Employment
Albert
Restores former provisions and modify penalties of youth employment standards act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/13/2025; To Labor Committee)
Youth Employment
Albert
Modifies sentencing guidelines for violation of the youth employment standards act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/13/2025; To Labor Committee)
Corporate Income Tax
Bumstead
Provides for distributor credit for returnable containers.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/3/2025; To Regulatory Affairs Committee)
Water Authorities
Singh
Modifies tax increment financing of water improvement authorities.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (4/21/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Passed
in Senate (4/21/2026; 25-10)
Aerospace Tax Credit
Webber
Provides for research and development credit for certain businesses located in an aerospace defense zone.
Text & Analysis
Aerospace Incentives
Klinefelt
Creates and administers aerospace and defense incentive program.
Text & Analysis
Workers Comp Fees
Anthony
Requires certain workers' compensation filing and redemption fees to be established by rule.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (9/25/2025)
Passed
in Senate (9/25/2025; 19-16, earlier advanced to third reading, earlier discharged from the Appropriations Committee)
SB 574
PA 28
Jobs Fund
Singh
Modifies disbursement of money in the 21st Century Jobs Trust Fund.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(10/7/2025; Presented 10/7/2025; Signed: October 7, 2025, Effective: October 7, 2025; earlier Presented)
SB 581
PA 5
Downtown Development Authorities
Hertel, K.
Modifies definition of downtown district.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(3/26/2026; Signed: March 26, 2026, Effective: March 26, 2026)
SB 595
PA 67
Land Use
Lindsey
Provides Michigan-Indiana boundary for survey of parts and for grants to county remonumentation programs.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(12/23/2025; Signed: December 23, 2025, Effective: December 23, 2025)
Hemp
Lauwers
Modifies administration of industrial hemp program.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (6/4/2026; To Regulatory Reform Committee)
Passed
in Senate (6/4/2026; 32-0)
Hemp
Cherry
Modifies industrial hemp program.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (6/4/2026; To Regulatory Reform Committee)
Passed
in Senate (6/4/2026; 32-0)
Labor
Cavanagh
Modifies requirements for proposed administrative rule.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/22/2025; To Labor Committee)
Labor
Cavanagh
Modifies time to submit a complaint.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/22/2025; To Labor Committee)
Employment Security
Theis
Provides for a waiver of requirement to repay certain improperly paid benefits.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/23/2025; To Labor Committee)
Labor
Camilleri
Requires prevailing wage on certain broadband service projects.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Labor Committee)
Economic Development
Albert
Eliminates the Michigan strategic fund and creates the economic development fair competition and free enterprise act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Albert
Limits the length of time for an exemption.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Albert
Amends 1978 PA 472 to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
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Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Albert
Amends regional tourism marketing act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
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Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Albert
Amends Michigan BIDCO act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
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Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Bellino
Amends Michigan trust fund act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
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Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Albert
Amends convention and tourism promotion act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Albert
Amends 1921 PA 2 to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Albert
Amends regional convention and tourism promotion act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Albert
Amends revenue division of department of treasury to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
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Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Bellino
Amends the management and budget act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
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Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Albert
Amends general sales tax act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
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Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Victory
Amends economic development incentive evaluation act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
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Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Albert
Amends use tax act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
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Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Albert
Amends Michigan infrastructure council act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
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Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Albert
Amends income tax act of 1967 to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
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Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Bellino
Amends Michigan military act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
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Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Albert
Amends state convention facility development act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Albert
Amends the home rule city act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Victory
Amends Michigan economic growth authority act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Bellino
Amends local government filming location access act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
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Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Albert
Amends Michigan next energy authority act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
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Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Albert
Amends land bank fast track act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Victory
Amends Michigan business tax act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Economic Development
Albert
Amends 1961 PA 120 to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends the general property tax act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends state essential services assessment act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends the economic development corporations act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund
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Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends 1964 PA 286 to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
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Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends 1993 PA 69 to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
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Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends Michigan strategic fund centers to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
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Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends Julian-Stille value-added act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund,
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends local community stabilization authority act to update the cross-reference to MCL 211.1053
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends 2008 PA 330 to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends motor fuels quality act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends brownfield redevelopment financing act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Bellino
Amends the natural resources and environmental protection act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends financial exploitation prevention act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends the state school aid act of 1979 to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends 1974 PA 198 to reflect repeal of the next Michigan development act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends Michigan freedom trail commission act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends the Michigan zoning enabling act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends the social welfare act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends the recodified tax increment financing act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends Lawful Internet Gaming Act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends Divestment from Terror Act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends Lawful Sports Betting Act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends Community Convention or Tourism Marketing Act to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends Michigan Liquor Control Code of 1998 to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends Convention and Tourism
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Strategic Fund Repeal
Albert
Amends Michigan Broadband Development Authority Act to reflect elimination of the Michigan Strategic Fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/30/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
Employee Benefits
Camilleri
Limits time period to recover improperly paid benefits to not more than 3 years after the date the benefit is paid and require recovery waiver of certain benefits.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (12/10/2025; To Appropriations Committee)
Magistrates
Hoitenga
Modifies magistrate qualification.
Text & Analysis
Advanced to Third Reading
in Senate (10/14/2026; With committee substitute S-2 adopted.)
State Management
Bellino
Provides compliance with the Uyghur forced labor prevention act.
Text & Analysis
SB 721
PA 34
Commercial Redevelopment
Moss
Modifies commercial redevelopment act.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/22/2026; Signed: July 21, 2026, Effective: July 22, 2026)
SB 722
PA 35
Commercial Redevelopment
Cavanagh
Modifies commercial rehabilitation act.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/22/2026; Signed: July 21, 2026, Effective: July 22, 2026)
SB 723
PA 36
Brownfields
Anthony
Modifies transformational brownfield plan.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/22/2026; Signed: July 21, 2026, Effective: July 22, 2026)
Stock Buyback
McMorrow
Prohibits eligibility for stock buybacks during the period of award if awarded an economic incentive.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in Senate (5/21/2026; By Economic and Community Development Committee)
Property Tax Exemptions
Wojno
Modifies obsolete property rehabilitation act.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (7/3/2026; To Regulatory Reform Committee)
Industrial Facilities Exemption
Wojno
Modifies industrial facility tax.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (7/3/2026; To Regulatory Reform Committee)
Retirement
Cherry
Creates retirement program for certain nonpublic employees to participate in a benefit plan and provides oversight.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (6/17/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Passed
in Senate (6/17/2026; 20-18)
Retirement
Cavanagh
Establishes MI secure retirement program board.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (6/17/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Passed
in Senate (6/17/2026; 20-18)
LEO Appropriations
Cavanagh
Provides department of labor and economic opportunity appropriations for fiscal year 2026-2027.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in Senate (4/23/2026; Substitute S-1 adopted; By Appropriations Committee)
Brownfields
Singh
Modifies environmental brownfield redevelopment program.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (6/17/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Passed
in Senate (6/17/2026; 29-9)
Brownfields
Singh
Modifies environmental brownfield redevelopment program.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (6/17/2026; To Economic Competitiveness Committee)
Passed
in Senate (6/17/2026; 29-9)
State Purchasing
Hoitenga
Requires that certain construction materials produced in the United States be procured for public works projects.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/16/2026; To Appropriations Committee)
Dams
Hoitenga
Amends to include dam repairs and maintenance.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/23/2026; To Local Government Committee)
Housing Development
Chang
Coordinates eligibility for credits under the community development tax credit program with Michigan strategic fund.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Economic and Community Development Committee (6/3/2026)
Income Tax Credit
Singh
Creates community development tax credit.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Economic and Community Development Committee (6/3/2026)
Community Development
Damoose
Establishes and administers community development tax credit program.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Economic and Community Development Committee (6/3/2026)
Employment Practices
Geiss
Prohibits requirement for an employee to access or respond to work-related communications outside of usual work hours.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Labor Committee (6/18/2026)
Gasoline
Camilleri
Prohibits dynamic pricing of gasoline.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Economic and Community Development Committee (6/3/2026)
Employment Incentives
Shink
Provides work opportunity withholdings tax credit for certain tax exempt organizations.
Text & Analysis
Employment Incentives
Shink
Provides work opportunity tax credit for qualified employees.
Text & Analysis
Strategic Fund
Anthony
Includes small businesses in allowable use of funds.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/21/2026; To Appropriations Committee)
Strategic Fund
Anthony
Establishes office of small business growth.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/21/2026; To Appropriations Committee)
Neighborhood Enterprise Zones
Cavanagh
Modifies allowable percentage of neighborhood enterprise zones.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in Senate (6/23/2026; By Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection Committee)
Artificial Intelligence
Camilleri
Prohibits use of electronic monitoring or automated decisions tools by an employer except for certain purposes.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/24/2026; To Labor Committee)
Museums
Santana
Amends brownfield redevelopment financing act to exempt museum authorities.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (9/15/2026; To Government Operations Committee)
Museums
Santana
Excludes definition of tax increment revenues from taxes levied under history museum authorities act.
Text & Analysis
Passed
in Senate (9/10/2026; 20-15; Earlier discharged from the Government Operations committee and advanced to Third Reading.)
Tourism
Damoose
Reestablishes travel commission and travel bureau.
Text & Analysis
Timber
Singh
Creates mass timber loan and technical assistance programs and mass timber revolving loan fund.
Text & Analysis
Labor Regulations
McCann
Repeals local government labor regulatory limitation act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/14/2026; To Labor Committee)
Government Contracts
Cherry
Repeals fair and open competition in governmental construction act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/14/2026; To Labor Committee)
Medical Benefits
Geiss
Provides family and medical leave insurance benefits.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/14/2026; To Housing and Human Services Committee)
Wages
Johnsen
A resolution to urge the United States Congress to pass legislation temporarily freezing the Adverse Effect Wage Rate for the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Workers Program.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/4/2025; To Agriculture Committee)
Corporations
Arbit
A resolution to urge the Trump-Vance Administration to cease and desist from their radical policies of state socialism, including the partial nationalization of Intel Corporation, and encourage the federal government to refrain from any further nationalization of private corporations, so that free market capitalism may flourish in Michigan and across the United States.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/10/2025; To Government Operations Committee)
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