2025 House Bill 4759

Labor: other; expedited hiring process for certain dislocated federal employees; encourage for public employers.

A bill to encourage public employers to conduct an expedited hiring process for certain individuals.

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. Reggie Miller (D-31) and 29 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Regina Weiss (D-5), Denise Mentzer (D-61), 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), Stephen Wooden (D-81), 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), Dylan Wegela (D-26), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Julie Brixie (D-73), Jasper Martus (D-69), Kara Hope (D-74), John Fitzgerald (D-83), Will Snyder (D-87) and Tullio Liberati (D-2)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations