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MI HB5141

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Emily Dievendorf

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Removes agricultural laborers from the exclusion list in the definition of "employee" under Michigan's labor relations act, granting them collective bargaining rights
  • Removes domestic service workers (those employed in family homes) from the exclusion list, extending labor protections to household employees
  • Maintains existing exclusions for individuals employed by a parent or spouse, executives, supervisors, and those covered by the federal Railway Labor Act
  • Amends the Employment Relations Commission Act of 1939 (MCL 423.2) to expand which workers can organize and engage in collective bargaining activities

Legislative Description

Labor: collective bargaining; definition of employee in 1939 PA 176; remove certain exclusions from. Amends sec. 2 of 1939 PA 176 (MCL 423.2).

Labor: collective bargaining

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 10/28/2025

10/29/2025

Committee Referrals

Government Operations10/28/2025

Full Bill Text

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