MI HB 4288

in committee

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

Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session (103rd Legislature) · lower

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Quick answers

Did MI HB 4288 pass?

Not yet. MI HB 4288 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-05-06): REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

What is MI HB 4288 about?

MI HB 4288 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (103rd Legislature) titled “Public employees and officers: state; hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of the prospective employee; prohibit. Creates new act.”.

Who sponsors MI HB 4288?

Erin Byrnes is the primary sponsor of MI HB 4288, joined by 83 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-03-25
Latest action: 2025-05-06 — REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-06
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
referral-committee
2025-05-06
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
2025-05-01
transmitted
2025-05-01
Rep. Dylan Wegela removed as cosponsor
2025-05-01
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #80 Yeas 105 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
passage
2025-05-01
read a third time
reading-3
2025-05-01
placed on immediate passage
2025-05-01
placed on third reading
2025-05-01
substitute (H-1) adopted
2025-05-01
read a second time
reading-2
2025-05-01
referred to second reading
2025-05-01
reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
committee-passage
2025-03-26
bill electronically reproduced 03/25/2025
2025-03-25
referred to Committee on Government Operations
referral-committee
2025-03-25
read a first time
reading-1
2025-03-25
introduced by Representative Rep. Erin Byrnes
introduction

Versions

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Documents

Votes

passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #80 Yeas 105 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
2025-05-01 · pass · 105-1
Member-level votes (106)
- Alexander: yes
- Foreman: yes
- Martus: yes
- Schmaltz: yes
- Andrews: yes
- Fox: yes
- McFall: yes
- Schriver: yes
- Aragona: yes
- Frisbie: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Schuette: yes
- Arbit: yes
- Glanville: yes
- Meerman: yes
- Skaggs: yes
- BeGole: yes
- Grant: yes
- Mentzer: yes
- Slagh: yes
- Beson: yes
- Green, P.: yes
- Miller: yes
- Smit: yes
- Bierlein: yes
- Greene, J.: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Bohnak: yes
- Hall: yes
- Mueller: yes
- St. Germaine: yes
- Bollin: yes
- Harris: yes
- Myers-Phillips: yes
- Steckloff: yes
- Borton: yes
- Herzberg: yes
- Neeley: yes
- Steele: yes
- Breen: yes
- Hoadley: yes
- Neyer: yes
- Tate: yes
- Brixie: yes
- Hope: yes
- O’Neal: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bruck: yes
- Jenkins-Arno: yes
- Outman: yes
- Tisdel: yes
- Byrnes: yes
- Johnsen: yes
- Paiz: yes
- Tsernoglou: yes
- Carra: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Paquette: yes
- VanderWall: yes
- Carter, B.: yes
- Koleszar: yes
- Pavlov: yes
- VanWoerkom: yes
- Carter, T.: yes
- Kuhn: yes
- Pohutsky: yes
- Weiss: yes
- Cavitt: yes
- Kunse: yes
- Posthumus: yes
- Wendzel: yes
- Coffia: yes
- Liberati: yes
- Prestin: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Conlin: yes
- Lightner: yes
- Price: yes
- Witwer: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Linting: yes
- Puri: yes
- Wooden: yes
- DeBoyer: yes
- Longjohn: yes
- Rheingans: yes
- Woolford: yes
- DeSana: yes
- MacDonell: yes
- Rigas: yes
- Wortz: yes
- Dievendorf: yes
- Maddock: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Wozniak: yes
- Edwards: yes
- Markkanen: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Xiong: yes
- Fairbairn: yes
- Martin: yes
- Roth: yes
- Young: yes
- Fitzgerald: yes
- Wegela: no

Related bills

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Official source

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4288

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