I just wanted to make a quick statement based off my good friend from the 25th District. Yes, this bill does do that. It does have an increase on the minimum wage year after year once it gets to $15. That $15 will actually be two years earlier than what the court-mandated experience would be, and I think that is good for Michigan workers and that is one of the reasons why I’m supporting this bill.
Senator Nesbitt’s statement is as follows:
Over the past several months since the decision last summer, Senate Republicans have been calling for a fix of the Supreme Court decision, to save 50,000 jobs, to save one in five local restaurant businesses, to allow family owned and operated establishments to work, the ones we all know and love, a chance, just a chance, to survive. After months of calling for discussion and for negotiations to find a consensus, those discussions have finally happened over the last few hours. This bill will help save the tip credit. It will allow our waitstaff and bartenders to continue to make a good living without the burdensome restrictions of a top-down, one-size-fits-all mandate.
This bill isn’t perfect. It’s not what I would pass if I was the only one making the decision. It’s not what we would pass if there was a Republican majority in the Senate. In fact, we just voted on what our preferred path would be on this side. But when it comes to saving Michigan jobs and keeping our local restaurants and bars in business, we can’t make the perfect the enemy of the good. This is a first step in finding a solution to save the businesses that make Michigan great, to look forward to finding a resolution to allow Michigan businesses to continue providing reasonable, responsible, and flexible paid time for hardworking families. Hopefully over the coming week, we can find a solution to saving paid time off here in the state and to finally find a solution for these two issues, and to prevent economic catastrophe if nothing is done because of this Supreme Court decision last summer. I ask for a “yes” vote on this bill.
Senator Singh moved that the Senate return to consideration of the following bill:
Senate Bill No. 60
The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 60, entitled
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending section 16189 (MCL 333.16189), as amended by 2022 PA 38.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: