103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill

HB 4288

Public employees and officers: state; hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of the prospective employee; prohibit. Creates new act.

In committee Last action May 6, 2025: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 84

Prime sponsor

Erin Byrnes

Cosponsors (83)

Alabas Farhat, Alicia St. Germaine, Amos O'Neal, Angela Rigas, Angela Witwer, Ann Bollin, Betsy Coffia, Bill Schuette, Brad Paquette, Brenda Carter, Bryan Posthumus, Cameron Cavitt, Carol Glanville, Carrie Rheingans, Curtis VanderWall, Cynthia Neeley, David Martin, Denise Mentzer, Donavan McKinney, Douglas Wozniak, Emily Dievendorf, Gina Johnsen, Gregory Alexander, Gregory Markkanen, Helena Scott, Jaime Greene, Jamie Thompson, Jason Hoskins, Jason Morgan, Jason Woolford, Jasper Martus, Jay DeBoyer, Jennifer Conlin, Jennifer Wortz, Jerry Neyer, Joey Andrews, John Fitzgerald, Joseph Aragona, Joseph Pavlov, Joseph Tate, Julie Brixie, Julie Rogers, Kara Hope, Karl Bohnak, Kelly Breen, Ken Borton, Kimberly Edwards, Kristian Grant, Laurie Pohutsky, Mai Xiong, Mark Tisdel, Matt Bierlein, Matt Koleszar, Matt Longjohn, Mike Harris, Mike Hoadley, Mike McFall, Mike Mueller, Morgan Foreman, Nancy DeBoer, Natalie Price, Noah Arbit, Parker Fairbairn, Pat Outman, Penelope Tsernoglou, Peter Herzberg, Phil Skaggs, Reggie Miller, Regina Weiss, Ron Robinson, Rylee Linting, Samantha Steckloff, Sarah Lightner, Sharon MacDonell, Stephen Wooden, Steve Frisbie, Tim Kelly, Timothy Beson, Tonya Phillips, Tullio Liberati, Tyrone Carter, Veronica Paiz, Will Snyder

Status

In committee as of May 6, 2025. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.

Referred to: House Government Operations, Senate Government Operations (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 1

May 1, 2025House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #80 Yeas 105 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 4Passed105-1

yes (105) Alexander, Andrews, Aragona, Arbit, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Breen, Brixie, Bruck, Byrnes, Carra, Carter, B., Carter, T., Cavitt, Coffia, Conlin, DeBoer, DeBoyer, DeSana, Dievendorf, Edwards, Fairbairn, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Fox, Frisbie, Glanville, Grant, Green, P., Greene, J., Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Hope, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Koleszar, Kuhn, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, Longjohn, MacDonell, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Martus, McFall, McKinney, Meerman, Mentzer, Miller, Morgan, Mueller, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, Neyer, Outman, O’Neal, Paiz, Paquette, Pavlov, Pohutsky, Posthumus, Prestin, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rigas, Robinson, Rogers, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Skaggs, Slagh, Smit, Snyder, St. Germaine, Steckloff, Steele, Tate, Thompson, Tisdel, Tsernoglou, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Weiss, Wendzel, Wilson, Witwer, Wooden, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak, Xiong, Young

no (1) Wegela

Official roll call

Timeline 16

Date	Chamber	Action
May 6, 2025	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
May 6, 2025	Senate	PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
May 1, 2025	House	transmitted
May 1, 2025	House	Rep. Dylan Wegela removed as cosponsor
May 1, 2025	House	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #80 Yeas 105 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
May 1, 2025	House	read a third time
May 1, 2025	House	placed on immediate passage
May 1, 2025	House	placed on third reading
May 1, 2025	House	substitute (H-1) adopted
May 1, 2025	House	read a second time
May 1, 2025	House	referred to second reading
May 1, 2025	House	reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
March 26, 2025	House	bill electronically reproduced March 25, 2025
March 25, 2025	House	referred to Committee on Government Operations
March 25, 2025	House	read a first time
March 25, 2025	House	introduced by Representative Rep. Erin Byrnes

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