HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LABOR
REP. JIM HAADSMA
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, May 11, 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 April 20, 2023. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4233 before the committee:
HB 4233
(Rep. Churches)
A bill to amend 1947 PA 336, entitled "An act to
prohibit strikes by certain public employees; to
provide review from disciplinary action with
respect thereto; to provide for the mediation of
grievances and the holding of elections; to declare
and protect the rights and privileges of public
employees; to require certain provisions in
collective bargaining agreements; to prescribe
means of enforcement and penalties for the
violation of the provisions of this act; and to make
appropriations," by amending section 10 (MCL
423.210), as amended by 2014 PA 414.
A substitute (H-1) was adopted for HB 4233 at the April 20th, 2023 meeting.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4233, but did not wish to speak:
Beth Byrd, representing the Service Employees International Union of Michigan.
Eli Isaguirre, representing the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights.
The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4233, but did not wish to speak:
Steve Delie, representing the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
Representative Wegela moved to report out HB 4233 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
1). The motion prevailed 7-2-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Haadsma, Mentzer, Koleszar, O'Neal, Andrews, Churches, Wegela.
Nays: Reps. Wozniak, Kunse.
Pass: Rep. Mueller.
The Chair laid HB 4230 before the committee:
HB 4230
(Rep. Wilson)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 390, entitled "An act to
regulate the time and manner of payment of wages
and fringe benefits to employees; to prescribe
rights and responsibilities of employers and
employees, and the powers and duties of the
department of labor; to require keeping of records;
to provide for settlement of disputes regarding
wages and fringe benefits; to prohibit certain
practices by employers; to prescribe penalties and
remedies; and to repeal certain acts and parts of
acts," by amending section 7 (MCL 408.477), as
amended by 2015 PA 15.
Representative Mentzer moved to refer HB 4230 to the Committee on Elections. The motion
prevailed 9-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Haadsma, Mentzer, Koleszar, O'Neal, Andrews, Churches, Wegela, Mueller,
Kunse.
Nays: Rep. Wozniak.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Haadsma adjourned the meeting
at 9:06 AM.
Representative Jim Haadsma, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov