2017-2018 Session	House Committee on Commerce and Trade
Friday, December 28, 2018

Bill/Resolution	Sponsor	Subject	Meetings	Status
HB 4011 referred 1/11/2017	Lucido	State; other; establishment of eastern daylight time as the time zone for the state; provide for.	03/21/17
HB 4130 referred 1/31/2017	Runestad	Public employees and officers; state; state contractors; require to verify legal residency of employees.	05/02/17
HB 4138 referred 2/1/2017	Chirkun	Consumer protection; unfair trade practices; certain pricing practices for credit sales of gasoline; prohibit.
HB 4207 referred 2/14/2017	Schor	Economic development; development incentives; incentive for certain grocery stores to locate in urban areas; create, and provide funding from the community revitalization program.	03/14/17, 05/02/17	Reported with recommendation, as amended, as substitute (H-2) - 05/02/17
HB 4224 referred 2/15/2017	Kelly	Crimes; other; resale of event tickets at higher or lower prices; allow.	5/29/18, 9/25/18	Reported with recommendation (H-2)
HB 4226 referred 2/15/2017	Kosowski	Labor; benefits; leave time for care of newborn or adoption of child; establish for certain employees.
HB 4305 referred 3/2/2017	Kahle	Trade; securities; exemption from registration of certain securities issued by Michigan companies; revise.	05/02/17, 05/09/17	Reported with recommendation, 05/09/17
HB 4307 referred 3/2/2017	Chang	Labor; fair employment practices; paid sick leave; require certain employers to provide.
HB 4509 referred 4/25/2017	Love	Labor; fair employment practices; commission on pay equity; establish, and specify duties.
HB 4510 referred 4/25/2017	Chang	Civil rights; employment discrimination; actions for unequal pay; increase damages, and modify accrual date of claims.
HB 4511 referred 4/25/2017	Geiss	Labor; fair employment practices; disclosure of certain wage information upon request; require of employer.
HB 4512 referred 4/25/2017	Brinks	Labor; hours and wages; employment discrimination; prohibit employers from engaging in certain discriminatory practices and allow remedies under Elliott-Larsen civil rights act.
HB 4513 referred 4/25/2017	Faris	Crimes; other; provision regarding wage discrimination based on sex; modify, and increase fines.
HB 4514 referred 4/25/2017	Pagan	Labor; fair employment practices; employment discrimination notice posting website and telephone line; require.
HB 4515 referred 4/25/2017	Greig	Labor; fair employment practices; written job descriptions; require for companies with more than 5 employees.
HB 4516 referred 4/25/2017	Greig	Civil rights; employment discrimination; prohibited employment discrimination practices; expand to include asking a job applicant about past compensation.
HB 4517 referred 4/25/2017	Guerra	Labor; fair employment practices; pay differentials for men and women; require state report and plan to reduce.
HB 4518 referred 4/25/2017	Lasinski	Civil rights; employment discrimination; Michigan award for equal pay in the workplace program; create.
HB 4519 referred 4/25/2017	Hertel	Labor; hours and wages; pay equity compliance certification; require for private businesses that contract with the state.
HB 4520 referred 4/25/2017	Love	Labor; fair employment practices; deductions from wages without written consent of employee; revise notice period for certain deductions related to garnishment.
HB 4550 referred 4/27/2017	Howrylak	Economic development; other; drug testing requirement for certain business executives who receive certain economic development benefits; provide for.
HB 4594 referred 5/11/2017	Hornberger	Labor; hours and wages; prevailing wage requirements for public school construction projects; eliminate.
HB 4597 referred 5/11/2017	Hornberger	Labor; hours and wages; reference to prevailing wage; eliminate in school code.
HB 4730 referred 6/8/2017	Hammoud	Public employees and officers; state; use of E-verify to determine eligibility for employment; prohibit for public employers, state contractors, and subcontractors.
HB 4755 referred 6/14/2017	Lucido	Labor; fair employment practices; employers requiring certain noncompete agreements; prohibit.
HB 4764 referred 6/14/2017	Elder	Labor; hours and wages; parental leave time provided for participation in school activities; establish.
HB 4803 referred 6/20/2017	Pagan	Labor; fair employment practices; lower minimum wage for certain employees; eliminate.
HB 4871 referred 8/16/2017	Chang	Economic development; other; qualifying period for assessment; modify.	02/27/18, 03/06/18	Substitute (H-2) Adopted on 02/27/18, Reported with recommendation, as substitute (H-2) on 03/06/18.
HB 4878 referred 8/16/2017	Hammoud	Labor; hours and wages; workforce opportunity wage act; exempt certain interns.
HB 4887 referred 8/16/2017	Lucido	Occupations; pawnbrokers; hold process for allegedly misappropriated goods; establish.	11/07/17
HB 4908 referred 9/12/2017	Sowerby	Employment security; other; certain causes of action based on accusations of fraud associated with a claim for unemployment benefits; modify accrual of causes of action and statute of limitations.
HB 4909 referred 9/12/2017	Love	Employment security; administration; unpaid and delinquent contributions; require annual reporting to the legislature.
HB 4910 referred 9/12/2017	Chirkun	Trade; data security; database security breach policy for state agencies; provide for.
HB 4911 referred 9/12/2017	Sabo	Employment security; administration; maximum benefit rate and period; modify.
HB 4912 referred 9/12/2017	Sneller	Employment security; benefits; restitution of improperly collected benefits; decrease percentage of wages permitted to be garnished.
HB 4913 referred 9/12/2017	Camilleri	Employment security; funds; payments to claimants affected by erroneous, computer-based fraud determinations; reserve amount in contingent fund.
HB 4914 referred 9/12/2017	Clemente	Employment security; sanctions; penalty for deficient contributions; increase.
HB 4915 referred 9/12/2017	Durhal	Employment security; hearings; appeal process for recipient of improperly paid unemployment benefits; provide for.
HB 4916 referred 9/12/2017	Howrylak	Businesses; limited liability companies; late filing penalty for annual reports; modify.	03/13/18, 03/20/18	Reported with recommendation
HB 4917 referred 9/12/2017	Howrylak	Businesses; business corporations; late filing penalty for reports; modify.	03/13/18, 03/20/18	Reported with recommendation
HB 4922 referred 9/12/2017	Yaroch	Vehicles; inspection; records of collection and disposition of inspection fees; allow for review by local government.	10/17/17, 10/24/17	Reported with recommendation
HB 4941 referred 9/13/2017	Faris	State financing and management; purchasing; requirement for state contract preference to be awarded to Michigan-based companies; modify.
HB 4942 referred 9/13/2017	Cochran	Local government; financing; Michigan businesses matching or beating bidders that are not Michigan bidders when bidding on local government contracts; permit.
HB 4947 referred 9/13/2017	Miller	Consumer protection; unfair trade practices; regulation of telephone solicitations; revise.
HB 4988 referred 9/19/2017	Hoadley	Labor; other; registry of employers who relocate a call center to a foreign country; require the department of talent and economic development to create.
HB 4989 referred 9/19/2017	Hoadley	State financing and management; other; denial of certain state economic development incentives for business listed on the registry; provide for.
HB 5004 referred 9/26/2017	Hoitenga	Employment security; benefits; individual to provide photo identification when applying for unemployment benefits; require.
HB 5019 referred 9/27/2017	Lucido	Consumer protection; privacy; biometric information privacy act; create.
HB 5067 referred 10/5/2017	Durhal	Labor; fair employment practices; job applications; prohibit inquiry concerning felony conviction.
HB 5095 referred 10/12/2017 re-referred on 9/5/2018	Lauwers	Environmental protection; water pollution; permit for ballast water discharge from oceangoing vessels; adopt Coast Guard standards.	10/24/17, 10/31/17	Reported with recommendation as amended on 10/31/17
HB 5193 referred 10/31/2017	Cochran	Consumer protection; unfair trade practices; nondisparagement clauses in consumer contracts; prohibit.
HB 5235 referred 11/8/2017	Marino	Labor; hours and wages; technical amendments to payment of monthly payday wages; provide for.	12/5/17, 01/16/18	Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) (on 01/16/18).
HB 5247 referred 11/9/2017	Pagan	Labor; health and safety; criteria for use of sick leave; expand to include leave arising out of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault.
HB 5248 referred 11/9/2017	Guerra	Employment security; benefits; disqualification from receiving benefits when leaving employment; create exception for domestic violence victim.
HB 5249 referred 11/9/2017	Clemente	Civil rights; housing discrimination; housing discrimination against domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking victims; prohibit.
HB 5251 referred 11/9/2017	Zemke	Local government; ordinances; imposing sanctions on landlord or tenant; prohibit for contacts made with police or emergency services.
HB 5256 referred 11/28/2017	Lucido	Occupations; junk and secondhand dealers; hold process for acquired goods; establish.	02/20/18, 02/27/18	Reported with recommendation on 02/27/2018.
HB 5326 referred 12/6/2017	Sabo	Labor; fair employment practices; penalty for wage and fringe benefit payment violations with the intent to defraud; increase.
HB 5327 referred 12/6/2017	Elder	Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guideline for wage and fringe benefit payment violations; enact.
HB 5328 referred 12/6/2017	Green	Labor; hours and wages; employers who flagrantly and repeatedly violate act regarding the payment of wages and fringe benefits; increase penalty.
HB 5329 referred 12/6/2017	Durhal	Labor; fair employment practices; employer requiring nondisclosure of wages by employee; increase penalties.
HB 5330 referred 12/6/2017	Brinks	Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guideline for employer requiring nondisclosure of wages; enact.
HB 5435 referred 1/18/2018	Leutheuser	Economic development; other; revocation of certain commercial rehabilitation certificates; modify.	02/13/18, 02/20/18	Reported with recommendation, as substitute (H-2) on (2/20/18)
HB 5436 referred 1/18/2018	Frederick	Economic development; obsolete property and rehabilitation; revocation of certain obsolete property rehabilitation certificates; modify.	02/13/18, 02/20/18	Reported with recommendation, as substitute (H-2) on (2/20/18)
HB 5508 referred 1/31/2018	Inman	Businesses; associations; merger or conversion of summer resort and park association into nonprofit corporations; authorize.	03/06/18, 3/13/18	Reported with recommendation on 3/13/18
HB 5509 referred 1/31/2018	Inman	Businesses; nonprofit corporations; merger or conversion into nonprofit corporations; authorize for summer resort and park associations.	03/06/18, 03/13/18	Adopted Substitute (H-1) 03/06/18. Reported with recommendation, as substitute (H-1) on 3/13/18.
HB 5587 referred 2/15/2018	Liberati	Labor; hours and wages; lower wage rate for persons with physical or mental disabilities; eliminate.
HB 5610 referred 2/20/2018	Pagan	Labor; fair employment practices; requiring employee disclosure regarding use or nonuse of contraceptives; prohibit.
HB 5611 referred 2/20/2018	Geiss	Labor; fair employment practices; reproductive health coverage information act; create.
HB 5618 referred 2/21/2018	Hornberger	Libraries; funds; state aid at per capita rates; limit to population of in-state residents served.	02/27/18, 03/06/18	Amended the bill on 02/27/18. Reported with recommendation, as substitute (H-1) on 03/06/18.
HB 5698 referred 3/8/2018	Dianda	Worker's compensation; employers; proof of worker's compensation insurance; require employers to post at place of employment.
HB 5708 referred 3/13/2018	Dianda	Retirement; other; retirement program for certain nonpublic employees to participate in a benefit plan; create, and provide oversight.
HB 5709 referred 3/13/2018	Wittenberg	Individual income tax; credit; Michigan secure retirement savings program contributions credit; provide for.
HB 5714 referred 3/13/2018	Moss	Trade; business practices; price gouging during state of emergency or disaster; prohibit for certain goods and services.
HB 5715 referred 3/13/2018	Moss	Trade; business practices; price gouging during state of emergency or disaster for certain goods or services; establish penalties.
HB 5726 referred 3/15/2018	Leutheuser	Trade; business practices; pyramid promotional schemes; prohibit.	03/20/18, 4/10/18	Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 4/10/18
HB 5727 referred 3/15/2018	Hornberger	Businesses; franchises; prohibition against pyramid schemes; revise in franchise investment law.	03/20/18, 4/10/18	Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 4/10/18
HB 5728 referred 3/15/2018	Noble	Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of engaging in pyramid promotion schemes; provide for.	03/20/18, 4/10/18	Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 4/10/18
HB 5729 referred 3/15/2018	Iden	Consumer protection; unfair trade practices; application of consumer protection act to pyramid schemes; clarify.	03/20/18, 4/10/18	Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 4/10/18
HB 5742 referred 3/22/2018	Sabo	Employment security; benefits; maximum number of benefit weeks and benefit amount; increase.
HB 5823 referred 4/17/2018	Wittenberg	Labor; health and safety; Michigan occupational health and safety act; clarify application to certain unpaid workers.
HB 5867 referred 4/24/2018	Greig	Businesses; business corporations; benefit corporations; authorize and establish duties of officers and directors.
HB 5868 referred 4/24/2018	Sheppard	Businesses; business corporations; business corporation act; general revisions concerning formation of benefit corporations.
HB 5869 referred 4/24/2018	Santana	Businesses; business corporations; benefit corporations; establish annual report filing requirements.
HB 5871 referred 4/24/2018	Wittenberg	Environmental protection; pollution prevention; regulation of plastic bags and other containers; repeal.
HB 5872 referred 4/24/2018	Vaupel	Businesses; business corporations; benefit corporations; require annual benefit report.
HB 5896 referred 4/26/2018	Hammoud	Economic development; other; limit certain economic development incentives for certain businesses whose compensation exceeds certain thresholds; provide for.
HB 5925 referred 5/3/2018	Marino	Labor; fair employment practices; employer requesting, making, or maintaining a record of a job applicant's felony arrest or detention; prohibit.
HB 6008 referred 5/15/2018	Howrylak	Labor; hours and wages; prevailing wage requirements for construction projects; apply federal determination.
HB 6146 referred 6/12/2018	Green	Human services; other; fair share employer disclosure act; create.
HB 6237 referred 6/12/2018	Chirkun	State financing and management; purchasing; eligibility for procurement contracts; modify to include a small business preference.
HB 6238 referred 6/12/2018	Lasinski	Economic development; other; small business and entrepreneurship services office; create.
HB 6279 referred 8/15/2018	Cochran	Environmental protection; sewage; labeling requirements for nonflushable nonwoven disposable wipes; create.
HB 6294 referred 9/5/2018	LaFave	Economic development; neighborhood enterprise zones; eligibility requirements; modify.	11/27/18	Reported with recommendation (11/27/18)
HB 6305 referred 9/5/2018	Neeley	Economic development; other; commercial rehabilitation certificates; modify under certain circumstances.
HB 6350 referred 9/25/2018	Phelps	Consumer protection; home solicitation sales; penalties for violation of do-not-call list; modify, and authorize inclusion of mobile telephones on list.
HB 6369 referred 9/25/2018	Lilly	Occupations; vehicles, dealers and repair facilities; dealer training; provide for.
HB 6464 referred 10/17/2018	Faris	Trade; consumer goods and services; item pricing; require clear display prices at point of sale.
HB 6465 referred 10/17/2018	Lauwers	Environmental protection; water pollution; permit for ballast water discharge from oceangoing vessels; adopt Coast Guard standards.	11/27/18	Reported with recommendation (11/27/18)
HB 6485 referred 11/8/2018	Cole	Individual income tax; deductions; elimination of income and expenses of producing oil and gas; clarify.	11/27/18	Reported with recommendation (11/27/18)
HB 6503 referred 11/27/2018	Cochran	Natural resources; wildlife; wildlife trafficking; prohibit importation, sale, purchase, barter, or possession of products derived from certain animal species.
HB 6504 referred 11/27/2018	Cochran	Environmental protection; pollution prevention; sale of certain single-use plastic items that are not degradable; prohibit.
HB 6505 referred 11/27/2018	Cochran	Environmental protection; pollution prevention; distribution of single-use plastic straws; prohibit by restaurants.
HB 6506 referred 11/27/2018	Cochran	Civil procedure; civil actions; state civil infractions for violating of prohibition on providing plastic straws; authorize DEQ, MDARD, and local health officers to issue citations for.
HB 6538 referred 11/28/2018	Lilly	Insurance; health insurers; short-term limited duration health insurance; extend coverage period.
HB 6552 referred 11/29/2018	Roberts	Labor; hours and wages; minimum wage; eliminate index to inflation.
HB 6554 referred 11/29/2018	Marino	Businesses; distributors and dealers; requirements applicable to succession of new vehicle dealerships; modify.
HB 6585 referred 12/6/2018	Chirkun	Labor; arbitration; compulsory arbitration for local police and firefighters; include corrections officers.
HB 6588 referred 12/6/2018	Hammoud	Labor; fair employment practices; severance pay for eligible employees as a result of a closing or mass layoff; require.
HB 6589 referred 12/6/2018	Hertel	Employment security; other; severance pay; exclude from definition of remuneration.
HB 6590 referred 12/6/2018	Wittenberg	Labor; fair employment practices; leave time to vote in election; allow for certain employees.
HB 6591 referred 12/6/2018	Gay-Dagnogo	Labor; fair employment practices; rest periods for certain employees; require under certain circumstances.
HB 6592 referred 12/6/2018	Greig	Labor; fair employment practices; meal period for certain employees; require under certain circumstances.
HB 6594 referred 12/6/2018	Camilleri	Labor; hours and wages; employee scheduling accommodation act; create.
HB 6609 referred 12/19/2018	Rabhi	Environmental protection; pollution prevention; sale and distribution of polystyrene food packaging, packing materials, and certain other products; prohibit, and provide penalties.
HB 6610 referred 12/19/2018	Rabhi	Environmental protection; pollution prevention; disposable grocery bags; impose fee and tax on.
HB 6611 referred 12/19/2018	Rabhi	Sales tax; collections; fee imposed for use of disposable bags by retailers; exclude from sales tax.
HB 6612 referred 12/19/2018	Rabhi	Civil procedure; civil actions; state civil citations for violating standards for disposable retail grocery bags; authorize department of environmental quality to issue.
SB 40 referred 2/9/2017	Zorn	Economic development; Michigan strategic fund; definition of "qualified new job"; expand to include out-of-state resident employed by a company located in a county that borders another state or country.	02/28/17, 12/05/17	Adopted Substitute (H-4) 12/05/17, Reported with Recommendation as Substitute (H-4) 12/05/17
SB 278 referred 6/15/2017	Proos	Libraries; state; interstate library compact; create.	10/10/17, 10/17/17	Reported with recommendation on 10/17/17
SB 353 referred 10/5/2017	Proos	Labor; benefits; mandatory job interview information requirements; prohibit local units of government from establishing for employers.	02/20/18, 02/27/18	Reported with recommendation on 02/27/2018.
SB 363 referred 5/24/2017	Jones	State financing and management; purchasing; state contracts; provide preference to certain Michigan-based firms.	06/06/17, 02/06/18	Adopted Substitute (H-5) 02/06/18
SB 415 referred 7/12/2017	Schmidt	Agriculture; other; security measures to combat credit card skimmers; require on retail motor fuel pumps with scanning devices.	10/10/17, 10/17/17	Reported with recommendation on 10/17/17
SB 442 referred 11/1/2017	Kowall	Businesses; business corporations; general revisions to business corporation act; provide for.	12/5/17	Reported with recommendation
SB 483 referred 10/19/2017	Horn	Labor; other; junior hockey player; clarify as nonemployee in the workforce opportunity wage act.	11/07/17, 11/28/17	Reported with recommendation
SB 485 referred 10/19/2017	Stamas	Labor; youth employment; junior ice hockey player; clarify as nonemployee in the youth employment standards act.	11/07/17, 11/28/17	Reported with recommendation
SB 486 referred 10/19/2017	Ananich	Labor; other; junior ice hockey player; clarify as nonemployee for purposes of act concerning work away from home.	11/07/17, 11/28/17	Reported with recommendation
SB 520 referred 10/3/2017	Booher	Commercial code; secured transactions; bulk sales of records by filing offices; revise requirements.	10/24/17, 10/31/17	Reported with recommendation
SB 621 referred 12/13/2017	Schmidt	Economic development; other; qualifying period for assessment; modify.
SB 711 referred 6/12/2018	Stamas	State financing and management; authorities; port authority act; revise.
SB 841 referred 3/7/2018	Brandenburg	Businesses; partnerships; liability for obligations of limited liability partnerships; clarify.	03/13/18, 03/20/18	Reported with recommendation
SB 916 referred 5/2/2018	Kowall	Occupations; junk and secondhand dealers; automatic recycling kiosks; regulate.	05/22/18, 05/29/18	Reported with recommendation on 5/29/18.
SB 1023 referred 9/27/2018	MacGregor	Occupations; vehicles, dealers and repair facilities; dealer training; provide for.	11/27/18	Reported with recommendation, as substitute (H-1) (11/27/18)
HR 23 referred 2/15/2017	Kivela	A resolution to urge the President and Congress of the United States to fund the construction of a new lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
HR 59 referred 3/30/2017	LaFave	A resolution to urge the President and Congress of the United States to continue funding the Essential Air Service program throughout Michigan.	06/06/17	Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 06/06/17
HR 137 referred 7/12/2017	Elder	A resolution to urge the Congress of the United States to normalize trade relations with the Republic of Cuba by dissolving the current U.S. trade embargo and other trade barriers that have been levied against the island nation.
HR 149 referred 9/14/2017	Greig	A resolution to declare September 15-24, 2017, as Welcoming Week in the state of Michigan.
HR 247 referred 2/8/2018	Love	A resolution to urge the playing of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" prior to the start of all professional sporting events in Michigan during Black History Month.
HR 261 referred 3/1/2018	Kesto	A resolution to urge a bilateral free trade agreement between the United States and the Republic of China and reaffirm our support for increasing their international visibility.	05/01/18	Reported with recommendation on 5/1/18.
HR 264 referred 3/8/2018	Camilleri	A resolution to commemorate April 12, 2018, as Female African American Landowner's Day in the state of Michigan.	4/10/18	Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 4/10/18
HR 303 referred 4/12/2018	Cambensy	A resolution to endorse continued investment in Michigan's Upper Peninsula by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and to encourage a partnership between the state of Michigan and Cleveland-Cliffs to support Cliffs' reinvestment in the Empire Mine in Richmond Township.	05/01/18	Reported with recommendation on 5/1/18.
HR 339 referred 5/10/2018	Barrett	A resolution to urge the President of the United States to aggressively enforce the terms, conditions, and intent of the Buy American Act and to urge no waivers to the act be granted.	5/29/18	Reported with recommendation on 5/29/18.
HR 373 referred 9/5/2018	Gay-Dagnogo	A resolution to urge the Department of Talent and Economic Development to coordinate small business advancement efforts.
HR 419 referred 11/27/2018	Cochran	A resolution to urge Michigan residents and businesses to comply with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and not buy or sell ivory of unknown origin.
HR 429 referred 11/28/2018	Love	A resolution to urge food establishments and franchisees to stop gender classification of kid's meal toys.
HCR 2 referred 2/7/2017	Chatfield	A concurrent resolution to express support for the construction of a new lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and urge the President and Congress of the United States to fully fund the project.	03/28/17	Reported with recommendation on 03/28/17
HCR 10 referred 6/20/2017	Yanez	A concurrent resolution to urge the President of the United States to immediately initiate renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, including redressing ongoing trade deficits and enforcing labor and environmental standards, and consider withdrawing the United States from the agreement if renegotiations are not satisfactorily completed within one year.