2014 House Bill 5702

Require corporate subsidy recipients hire Michigan contractors first

Introduced in the House

July 16, 2014

Introduced by Rep. Theresa Abed (D-71)

To require recipients of certain state corporate and developer subsidies and tax breaks for construction or rehab projects, to seek competitive bids for the work and make a “good faith effort” to contract with and hire Michigan residents. The bill would also ban discriminating against either union or non-union contractors who bid on the job.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations