Public Act 370 of 2010

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• Introduced by Sen. Alan L. Cropsey (R) on December 17, 2009, to impose licensure, regulation, training, apprenticeship, testing requirements, and annual license fees of $100 with a $250 application fee on professional employer organizations (PEOs). PEOs are companies that "lease" employees to other firms on a long term basis but remain the employer of record for purposes of paying payroll taxes.
  • Referred to the Senate Commerce & Tourism Committee on December 17, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on May 19, 2010, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on September 23, 2010, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details, including raising the proposed annual license fees to $1,500. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on September 23, 2010.
• Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on September 23, 2010, to impose licensure, regulation, training, apprenticeship, testing requirements, working capital and bonding requirements, and annual license fees of $1,500 (plus a $1,500 application fee) on professional employer organizations (PEOs). PEOs are companies that "lease" employees to other firms on a long term basis but remain the employer of record for purposes of paying payroll taxes.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on September 23, 2010.
  • Referred to the House Regulatory Reform Committee on September 23, 2010.
• Passed 66 to 26 in the House on December 15, 2010, to impose licensure, regulation, training, apprenticeship, testing requirements, working capital and bonding requirements, and annual license fees of $1,500 (plus a $1,500 application fee) on professional employer organizations (PEOs). PEOs are companies that "lease" employees to other firms on a long term basis but remain the employer of record for purposes of paying payroll taxes.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 22, 2010.