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• Introduced by Sen. Beverly Hammerstrom (R) on February 2, 2006, to prohibit administrative rules and regulations, or exceptions to them, from being imposed on assisted living facilities, if the rules discriminate by applying different criteria for enforcement based on whether the employees of a facility are unionized. The Granholm administration has begun the process of imposing such a rule, which reportedly was proposed by the American Federal of State, City and Municipal Employers (AFSCME) union. If imposed the rule would impact 5,000 providers of long term care services for the mentally ill and others, many of which are very small facilities (such as residential group homes).
  • Referred to the Senate Families and Human Services Committee on February 2, 2006.
    • Reported in the Senate on February 9, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on February 14, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that also bans discrimination based on wage levels or fringe benefits provided by a facility. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on February 14, 2006.
• Passed 22 to 15 in the Senate on February 14, 2006.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on February 14, 2006.
  • Referred to the House Government Operations Committee on February 14, 2006.