2025 House Bill 4758

Labor: other; reemployment and unemployment services for dislocated federal employees and veterans; provide for.

A bill to require each Michigan works agency to provide certain reemployment services for certain individuals; and to provide for the powers and duties of state and local governmental officers and entities.

Official record

AI Analysis – Experimental

House Bill No. 4758 and 4759 requires Michigan Works agencies to provide targeted reemployment and unemployment services to federal employees and veterans who lose their jobs involuntarily between January 20, 2025, and January 20, 2027; and encourages Michigan public employers to expedite hiring for individuals referred by reemployment teams for dislocated federal employees, contingent on related legislation, while maintaining compliance with existing merit and veterans' preference laws.

Introduced in the House

July 29, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Denise Mentzer (D-61) and 30 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Reggie Miller (D-31), Regina Weiss (D-5), Stephanie Young (D-16), Matt Longjohn (D-40), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Mike McFall (D-14), Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Matt Koleszar (D-22), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Carol Glanville (D-84), Mai Xiong (D-13), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Noah Arbit (D-20), Betsy Coffia (D-103), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Joey Andrews (D-38), Donavan McKinney (D-11), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Julie Brixie (D-73), Kara Hope (D-74), Helena Scott (D-8), Stephen Wooden (D-81), Dylan Wegela (D-26), Jasper Martus (D-69), John Fitzgerald (D-83), Will Snyder (D-87) and Tullio Liberati (D-2)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations