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MI HB4457
Bill
Status
5/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Matt Longjohn
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AI Summary
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Prohibits health facilities and agencies that receive state money from using those funds to interfere with or discourage employee unionization, including anti-union communications, hiring consultants to deter unions, holding meetings to influence employees against unionizing, or planning activities to impede labor organizations
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Requires health facilities receiving state funds to maintain accurate records of all state money expenditures and submit quarterly reports to the Department of Health within 30 days after each calendar quarter
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Authorizes the department to audit health facility records on its own initiative or in response to credible complaints to ensure compliance with the restrictions
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Allows the attorney general or private individuals to bring civil actions to recover the full value of state money spent in violation, with damages deposited into the general fund
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Imposes a 3-year ban on receiving state money for any health facility found to have violated these provisions
Legislative Description
Health facilities: employees; use of state funds to discourage unionization; prohibit and provide remedies for. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 20176b.
State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/06/2025
5/7/2025