2025 House Bill 4492

Labor: hours and wages; sharing gratuities with other employees; allow an employer to require.

A bill to amend 2018 PA 337, entitled “Improved workforce opportunity wage act,” by amending section 4d (MCL 408.934d), as amended by 2025 PA 1.

Official record

AI Analysis – Experimental

Amends the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act to gradually increase the minimum wage for tipped employees and allows for mandatory tip-sharing, with specific compliance and notification requirements for employers.

Introduced in the House

May 13, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Mike Mueller (R-72)

Referred to the Committee on Economic Competitiveness

Dec. 11, 2025

Reported without amendment

Jan. 14, 2026

Amendment offered by Rep. Matt Koleszar (D-22)

1. Amend page 3, following line 26, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 4168 of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Substitute H-3 offered by Rep. Regina Weiss (D-5)

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute H-4 offered by Rep. Kristian Grant (D-82)

The substitute failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 57 to 52 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote