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Podcast 83 Legislative Update Jan. 28, 2025
Clarity remains in limited supply under the Capitol Dome in Lansing in early 2025, MAC’s Podcast 83 team reports in a new episode this week.
While there was important action on a key legislative priority for MAC in the Michigan House of Representatives last week, that chamber has still not finished work on routine organizational issues that occur at the beginning of a new term.
“What have we heard about committee assignments at this point or not heard in some cases?” asked host Stephan Currie.
“I think we've heard less than we would like to hear,” replied Deena Bosworth. “The House, every two years, has to redo all of its committee assignments. They choose who's going to be the chair of those committees and who's going to be serving on them. … So, we're waiting on Speaker Matt Hall to make announcements for all of the committees. … He's had a couple of press conferences, made some announcements, which we're happy about. You've got Rep. Ann Bollin out of Livingston County to chair the House Appropriations Committee. The minority vice chair on that (committee) is going to be Rep. Alabas Farhat from Wayne County, whom we've worked with quite a bit in the past as well. And luckily for us, we have Sarah Lightner, former county commissioner of Jackson County, who is going to chair the House Judiciary Committee. …
“In most sessions, there's a lot of committees have announced at this point. So far, they've just been trickling in a little bit kind of one a week,” Bosworth said, though she added she expected much more action on committees this week.
Where the House has been more definitive, Bosworth said, is on much-needed changes to Michigan law on the minimum wage and sick time rules. A bipartisan majority advanced House Bills 4001-02 to the Senate, as MAC and others wanted.
However, “What the Senate plans to do with it? We're not quite sure,” Bosworth said. “The Senate has their own version, amending the earned sick time act and the minimum wage, which is not necessarily as business friendly. It's a little more labor friendly than the House version. I think they're going to meet somewhere in the middle. Now, are they going to get this done prior to the Feb. 21 deadline, when everything goes into effect? Or not? That remains to be seen.”
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By DerekClarity remains in limited supply under the Capitol Dome in Lansing in early 2025, MAC’s Podcast 83 team reports in a new episode this week.
While there was important action on a key legislative priority for MAC in the Michigan House of Representatives last week, that chamber has still not finished work on routine organizational issues that occur at the beginning of a new term.
“What have we heard about committee assignments at this point or not heard in some cases?” asked host Stephan Currie.
“I think we've heard less than we would like to hear,” replied Deena Bosworth. “The House, every two years, has to redo all of its committee assignments. They choose who's going to be the chair of those committees and who's going to be serving on them. … So, we're waiting on Speaker Matt Hall to make announcements for all of the committees. … He's had a couple of press conferences, made some announcements, which we're happy about. You've got Rep. Ann Bollin out of Livingston County to chair the House Appropriations Committee. The minority vice chair on that (committee) is going to be Rep. Alabas Farhat from Wayne County, whom we've worked with quite a bit in the past as well. And luckily for us, we have Sarah Lightner, former county commissioner of Jackson County, who is going to chair the House Judiciary Committee. …
“In most sessions, there's a lot of committees have announced at this point. So far, they've just been trickling in a little bit kind of one a week,” Bosworth said, though she added she expected much more action on committees this week.
Where the House has been more definitive, Bosworth said, is on much-needed changes to Michigan law on the minimum wage and sick time rules. A bipartisan majority advanced House Bills 4001-02 to the Senate, as MAC and others wanted.
However, “What the Senate plans to do with it? We're not quite sure,” Bosworth said. “The Senate has their own version, amending the earned sick time act and the minimum wage, which is not necessarily as business friendly. It's a little more labor friendly than the House version. I think they're going to meet somewhere in the middle. Now, are they going to get this done prior to the Feb. 21 deadline, when everything goes into effect? Or not? That remains to be seen.”