2025 House Bill 4288

Public employees and officers: state; hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of the prospective employee; prohibit.

A bill to prohibit certain hiring practices by state agencies and prescribe civil sanctions.

AI Analysis – Experimental

House Bill No. 4288 requires Michigan state agencies to use objective and merit-based criteria for hiring unclassified employees, with violations incurring fines up to $10,000.

Introduced in the House

March 25, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Erin Byrnes (D-15) and 34 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Julie Rogers (D-41), Natalie Price (D-6), Veronica Paiz (D-10), Stephen Wooden (D-81), Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Morgan Foreman (D-33), Tonya Myers Phillips (D-7), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Jason Morgan (D-23), Matt Longjohn (D-40), Julie Brixie (D-73), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Betsy Coffia (D-103), Kara Hope (D-74), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Donavan McKinney (D-11), Kelly Breen (D-21), Helena Scott (D-8), Kristian Grant (D-82), Matt Koleszar (D-22), Jasper Martus (D-69), John Fitzgerald (D-83), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Carol Glanville (D-84), Brenda Carter (D-53), Regina Weiss (D-5), Alabas Farhat (D-3), Mike McFall (D-14) and Dylan Wegela (D-26)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations

May 1, 2025

Reported with substitute H-1

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. John Fitzgerald (D-83)

1. Amend page 1, following line 5, by inserting:

"(2) All unclassified employees of a state agency, and recruitment, hiring, firing, terms and conditions of employment, and qualification decisions made by a state agency are under the purview of the state civil service commission." and renumbering the remaining subsection.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Erin Byrnes (D-15)

1. Amend page 2, following line 6, by inserting:

"Enacting section 1. This act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 4289.

(b) House Bill No. 4290.

(c) House Bill No. 4291.

(d) House Bill No. 4292.

(e) House Bill No. 4293.

(f) House Bill No. 4294.

(g) House Bill No. 4295.

(h) House Bill No. 4296.

(i) House Bill No. 4297.".

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 105 to 1 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

May 6, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations