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HB4001 • 2026

Labor: hours and wages; minimum hourly wage rate; modify. Amends secs. 4 & 4b of 2014 PA 138 (MCL 408.414 & 408.414b) & repeals 2018 PA 337 (MCL 408.931 - 408.945). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4053'25

Labor: hours and wages; minimum hourly wage rate; modify. Amends secs. 4 & 4b of 2014 PA 138 (MCL 408.414 & 408.414b) & repeals 2018 PA 337 (MCL 408.931 - 408.945). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4053'25

Labor
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Sponsor
John Roth (District 104), Jay DeBoyer (District 63), Joseph Aragona (District 60), Gregory Markkanen (District 110), Brian BeGole (District 71), David Prestin (District 108), Douglas Wozniak (District 59), Pauline Wendzel (District 39), Kathy Schmaltz (District 46), Nancy DeBoer (District 86), James DeSana (District 29), Cameron Cavitt (District 106), Timothy Beson (District 96), Mike Harris (District 52), Donni Steele (District 54), Alicia St. Germaine (District 62), Ann Bollin (District 49), David Martin (District 68), Luke Meerman (District 89), Jason Woolford (District 50), William Bruck (District 30), Tom Kunse (District 100), Joseph Fox (District 101), Tim Kelly (District 93), Mike Hoadley (District 99), Gregory Alexander (District 98), Sarah Lightner (District 45), Bradley Slagh (District 85), Angela Rigas (District 79), Steve Frisbie (District 44), Bill Schuette (District 95), Parker Fairbairn (District 107), Ken Borton (District 105), Matt Maddock (District 51), Nancy Jenkins-Arno (District 34), Matt Bierlein (District 97), Mike Mueller (District 72), Jennifer Wortz (District 35), Curtis VanderWall (District 102), Jaime Greene (District 65)
Last action
2025-02-04
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide detailed information on how minimum wage will be calculated after changes, nor which specific businesses might still be affected by the removed special rule from 2018.

Changing the Minimum Wage Law

This law modifies sections of existing legislation related to minimum hourly wage rates in Michigan.

What This Bill Does

  • Modifies sections of an existing law from 2014 that relate to how minimum wage is calculated and applied.
  • Repeals a special rule from 2018 that allowed some businesses to pay less than the regular minimum wage.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Workers who earn the minimum wage or close to it.
  • Businesses that employ workers at the minimum wage level.

Terms To Know

Minimum Wage
The lowest amount of money an employer is allowed by law to pay their employees for one hour of work.
Employer
A person or company that hires workers and pays them to do a job.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact details about how the minimum wage will be calculated after changes are not clear.
  • It is unclear which specific businesses might still be affected by the removed special rule from 2018.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

H-2

5

reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2)

Plain English: reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) 5

  • The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-04 SJ 10 Pg. 85

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  2. 2025-02-04 SJ 10 Pg. 85

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS

  3. 2025-01-23 HJ 7 Pg. 52

    read a second time

  4. 2025-01-23 HJ 7 Pg. 52

    substitute (H-2) adopted

  5. 2025-01-23 HJ 7 Pg. 52

    placed on third reading

  6. 2025-01-23 HJ 7 Pg. 56

    placed on immediate passage

  7. 2025-01-23 HJ 7 Pg. 56

    read a third time

  8. 2025-01-23 HJ 7 Pg. 56

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #4 Yeas 63 Nays 41 Excused 0 Not Voting 6

  9. 2025-01-23 HJ 7 Pg. 56

    transmitted

  10. 2025-01-16 HJ 5 Pg. 43

    reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2)

  11. 2025-01-16 HJ 5 Pg. 43

    referred to second reading

  12. 2025-01-14 HJ 3 Pg. 34

    bill electronically reproduced 01/09/2025

  13. 2025-01-09 HJ 2 Pg. 31

    introduced by Representative Rep. John Roth

  14. 2025-01-09 HJ 2 Pg. 31

    read a first time

  15. 2025-01-09 HJ 2 Pg. 31

    referred to Committee on Select Committee on Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses

Official Summary Text

Labor: hours and wages; minimum hourly wage rate; modify. Amends secs. 4 & 4b of 2014 PA 138 (MCL 408.414 & 408.414b) & repeals 2018 PA 337 (MCL 408.931 - 408.945). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4053'25