HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LABOR
REP. JIM HAADSMA
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, October 12, 2023
9:00 AM
Room 326, House Office Building
The House Committee on Labor was called to order by Chair Haadsma.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Haadsma, Mentzer, Koleszar, O'Neal, Andrews, Churches, Wegela,
Wozniak, Mueller, Kunse.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Wegela moved to adopt the meeting minutes from September 28, 2023. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4932 and HB 4962 before the committee:
HB 4932
(Rep. Skaggs)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 90, entitled "Youth
employment standards act," by amending sections
2, 3, 20, 21, and 22 (MCL 409.102, 409.103,
409.120, 409.121, and 409.122), section 2 as
amended by 1996 PA 438, section 3 as amended
by 1997 PA 132, and section 22 as amended by
1980 PA 436.
HB 4962
(Rep. Scott)
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code
of criminal procedure," by amending section 14b
of chapter XVII (MCL 777.14b), as added by
2002 PA 29.
Representative Mentzer moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4932. The motion prevailed
8-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Haadsma, Mentzer, Koleszar, O'Neal, Andrews, Churches, Wegela, Wozniak.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Mueller, Kunse.
Representative Skaggs and Representative Scott testified in support of HB 4932 and HB
4962. Questions and discussion followed.
Jayshona Hicks and Sean Egan, representing the Michigan Department of Labor and
Economic Opportunity, testified in support of HB 4932. Questions and discussion followed.
Rick Angstman, representing Union High School, testified in support of HB 4932 and HB
4962. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4932, but did not wish to speak:
Elinor Jordan, representing the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center.
David Randels, representing Oakland Schools.
Tammy Daenzer, representing the Michigan Education Association.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4932 and HB 4962, but did not wish
to speak:
Mitch Albers, representing the Michigan Association for Justice.
Anne Kuhnen, representing the Michigan League for Public Policy-Kids Count.
Robert Joerg, representing the Michigan Laborers District Council.
Ryan Sebolt, representing the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial
Organizations of Michigan.
Ashley Steffen, representing the Michigan Department of the Attorney General.
Yousef Rabhi, representing the Michigan Nurses Association.
Jenell Mansfield, representing the American Federation of Teachers Michigan.
The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4932 and HB 4962, but did not
wish to speak:
Dawn Crandall, representing the Home Builders Association of Michigan.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Haadsma adjourned the meeting
at 9:47 AM.
Representative Jim Haadsma, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov