All Roll Calls
Yes: 105 • No: 1
MichiganHB 42882025-2026 Regular SessionHouse
Public employees and officers: state; hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of the prospective employee; prohibit. Creates new act. Last Action: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Sponsored By: Erin Byrnes (Democratic)
Passed
Public employees and officers: stateLabor: public service employmentState agencies (existing): generally
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Bill Overview
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Erin Byrnes
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Alabas Farhat
Democratic • House
Alicia St. Germaine
Republican • House
Amos O'Neal
Democratic • House
Angela Rigas
Republican • House
Angela Witwer
Democratic • House
Ann Bollin
Republican • House
Betsy Coffia
Democratic • House
Bill Schuette
Republican • House
Brad Paquette
Republican • House
Brenda Carter
Democratic • House
Bryan Posthumus
Republican • House
Cameron Cavitt
Republican • House
Carol Glanville
Democratic • House
Carrie Rheingans
Democratic • House
Curtis VanderWall
Republican • House
Cynthia Neeley
Democratic • House
David Martin
Republican • House
Denise Mentzer
Democratic • House
Donavan McKinney
Democratic • House
Douglas Wozniak
Republican • House
Emily Dievendorf
Democratic • House
Gina Johnsen
Republican • House
Gregory Alexander
Republican • House
Gregory Markkanen
Republican • House
Helena Scott
Democratic • House
Jaime Greene
Republican • House
Jamie Thompson
Republican • House
Jason Hoskins
Democratic • House
Jason Morgan
Democratic • House
Jason Woolford
Republican • House
Jasper Martus
Democratic • House
Jay DeBoyer
Republican • House
Jennifer Conlin
Democratic • House
Jennifer Wortz
Republican • House
Jerry Neyer
Republican • House
Joey Andrews
Democratic • House
John Fitzgerald
Democratic • House
Joseph Aragona
Republican • House
Joseph Pavlov
Republican • House
Joseph Tate
Democratic • House
Julie Brixie
Democratic • House
Julie Rogers
Democratic • House
Kara Hope
Democratic • House
Karl Bohnak
Republican • House
Kelly Breen
Democratic • House
Ken Borton
Republican • House
Kimberly Edwards
Democratic • House
Kristian Grant
Democratic • House
Laurie Pohutsky
Democratic • House
Mai Xiong
Democratic • House
Mark Tisdel
Republican • House
Matt Bierlein
Republican • House
Matt Koleszar
Democratic • House
Matt Longjohn
Democratic • House
Mike Harris
Republican • House
Mike Hoadley
Republican • House
Mike McFall
Democratic • House
Mike Mueller
Republican • House
Morgan Foreman
Democratic • House
Nancy DeBoer
Republican • House
Natalie Price
Democratic • House
Noah Arbit
Democratic • House
Parker Fairbairn
Republican • House
Pat Outman
Republican • House
Penelope Tsernoglou
Democratic • House
Peter Herzberg
Democratic • House
Phil Skaggs
Democratic • House
Reggie Miller
Democratic • House
Regina Weiss
Democratic • House
Ron Robinson
Republican • House
Rylee Linting
Republican • House
Samantha Steckloff
Democratic • House
Sarah Lightner
Republican • House
Sharon MacDonell
Democratic • House
Stephen Wooden
Democratic • House
Steve Frisbie
Republican • House
Tim Kelly
Republican • House
Timothy Beson
Republican • House
Tonya Phillips
Democratic • House
Tullio Liberati
Democratic • House
Tyrone Carter
Democratic • House
Veronica Paiz
Democratic • House
Will Snyder
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/1/2025
passed; given immediate effect
Yes: 105 • No: 1 • Other: 4
Actions Timeline
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
5/6/2025SenatePASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
5/6/2025Housetransmitted
5/1/2025HouseRep. Dylan Wegela removed as cosponsor
5/1/2025passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #80 Yeas 105 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
5/1/2025Houseread a third time
5/1/2025Houseplaced on immediate passage
5/1/2025Houseplaced on third reading
5/1/2025Housesubstitute (H-1) adopted
5/1/2025Houseread a second time
5/1/2025Housereferred to second reading
5/1/2025Housereported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
5/1/2025Housebill electronically reproduced 03/25/2025
3/26/2025Housereferred to Committee on Government Operations
3/25/2025Houseread a first time
3/25/2025Houseintroduced by Representative Rep. Erin Byrnes
3/25/2025House
Bill Text
As Passed by the House
5/1/2025
Introduced
3/25/2025
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