2025-2026 Regular Session • Michigan Legislature
HB4288
Legislative Summary
Public employees and officers: state; hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of the prospective employee; prohibit. Creates new act.
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Bill History
3/25/2025
Introduced By Representative Rep. Erin Byrnes
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Read A First Time
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Referred To Committee On Government Operations
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/25/2025
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Reported With Recommendation With Substitute (h-1)
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Referred To Second Reading
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Read A Second Time
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Substitute (h-1) Adopted
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Placed On Third Reading
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Placed On Immediate Passage
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Read A Third Time
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Passed; Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #80 Yeas 105 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Rep. Dylan Wegela Removed As Cosponsor
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Transmitted
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Passed By House With Immediate Effect
Senate
5/6/2025
Referred To Committee On Government Operations
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Reported With Recommendation With Substitute H-1
5/1/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #80
5/1/2025
105
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/1/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Government Operations(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 47
Republican: 37
Primary Sponsor
Erin Byrnes
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (83)
Julie Rogers
Democrat
Natalie Price
Democrat
Veronica Paiz
Democrat
Stephen Wooden
Democrat
Laurie Pohutsky
Democrat
Morgan Foreman
Democrat
Tonya Myers Phillips
Democrat
Carrie Rheingans
Democrat
Emily Dievendorf
Democrat
Sharon MacDonell
Democrat
Jason Morgan
Democrat
Matt Longjohn
Democrat
Julie Brixie
Democrat
Denise Mentzer
Democrat
Penelope Tsernoglou
Democrat
Jason Hoskins
Democrat
Jennifer Conlin
Democrat
Betsy Coffia
Democrat
Kara Hope
Democrat
Tyrone Carter
Democrat
Donavan McKinney
Democrat
Kelly Breen
Democrat
Helena Scott
Democrat
Kristian Grant
Democrat
Matt Koleszar
Democrat
Jasper Martus
Democrat
John Fitzgerald
Democrat
Amos O'Neal
Democrat
Carol Glanville
Democrat
Brenda Carter
Democrat
Regina Weiss
Democrat
Alabas Farhat
Democrat
Mike McFall
Democrat
Gregory Alexander
Republican
Joey Andrews
Democrat
Joseph Aragona
Republican
Noah Arbit
Democrat
Timothy Beson
Republican
Matthew Bierlein
Republican
Karl Bohnak
Republican
Ann Bollin
Republican
Ken Borton
Republican
Cam Cavitt
Republican
Nancy DeBoer
Republican
Jay DeBoyer
Republican
Kimberly Edwards
Democrat
Parker Fairbairn
Republican
Steve Frisbie
Republican
Jaime Greene
Republican
Mike Harris
Republican
Peter Herzberg
Democrat
Mike Hoadley
Republican
Gina Johnsen
Republican
Tim Kelly
Republican
Tullio Liberati
Democrat
Sarah Lightner
Republican
Rylee Linting
Republican
Gregory Markkanen
Republican
David Martin
Republican
Reggie Miller
Democrat
Mike Mueller
Republican
Cynthia Neeley
Democrat
Jerry Neyer
Republican
Pat Outman
Republican
Brad Paquette
Republican
Joseph Pavlov
Republican
Bryan Posthumus
Republican
Angela Rigas
Republican
Ron Robinson
Republican
Bill Schuette
Republican
Phil Skaggs
Democrat
Will Snyder
Democrat
Alicia St. Germaine
Republican
Samantha Steckloff
Democrat
Joseph Tate
Democrat
Jamie Thompson
Republican
Mark Tisdel
Republican
Curtis VanderWall
Republican
Angela Witwer
Democrat
Jason Woolford
Republican
Jennifer Wortz
Republican
Douglas Wozniak
Republican
Mai Xiong
Democrat