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HB4288 • 2026

Public employees and officers: state; hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of the prospective employee; prohibit. Creates new act.

Public employees and officers: state; hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of the prospective employee; prohibit. Creates new act.

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Sponsor
Erin Byrnes (District 15), Julie Rogers (District 41), Natalie Price (District 6), Veronica Paiz (District 10), Stephen Wooden (District 81), Laurie Pohutsky (District 17), Morgan Foreman (District 33), Tonya Phillips (District 7), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Emily Dievendorf (District 77), Sharon MacDonell (District 56), Jason Morgan (District 23), Matt Longjohn (District 40), Julie Brixie (District 73), Denise Mentzer (District 61), Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Jennifer Conlin (District 48), Betsy Coffia (District 103), Kara Hope (District 74), Tyrone Carter (District 1), Donavan McKinney (District 11), Kelly Breen (District 21), Helena Scott (District 8), Kristian Grant (District 82), Matt Koleszar (District 22), Jasper Martus (District 69), John Fitzgerald (District 83), Amos O'Neal (District 94), Carol Glanville (District 84), Brenda Carter (District 53), Regina Weiss (District 5), Alabas Farhat (District 3), Mike McFall (District 14), Gregory Alexander (District 98), Joey Andrews (District 38), Joseph Aragona (District 60), Noah Arbit (District 20), Timothy Beson (District 96), Matt Bierlein (District 97), Karl Bohnak (District 109), Ann Bollin (District 49), Ken Borton (District 105), Cameron Cavitt (District 106), Nancy DeBoer (District 86), Jay DeBoyer (District 63), Kimberly Edwards (District 12), Parker Fairbairn (District 107), Steve Frisbie (District 44), Jaime Greene (District 65), Mike Harris (District 52), Peter Herzberg (District 25), Mike Hoadley (District 99), Gina Johnsen (District 78), Tim Kelly (District 93), Tullio Liberati (District 2), Sarah Lightner (District 45), Rylee Linting (District 27), Gregory Markkanen (District 110), David Martin (District 68), Reggie Miller (District 31), Mike Mueller (District 72), Cynthia Neeley (District 70), Jerry Neyer (District 92), Pat Outman (District 91), Brad Paquette (District 37), Joseph Pavlov (District 64), Bryan Posthumus (District 90), Angela Rigas (District 79), Ron Robinson (District 58), Bill Schuette (District 95), Phil Skaggs (District 80), Will Snyder (District 87), Alicia St. Germaine (District 62), Samantha Steckloff (District 19), Joseph Tate (District 9), Jamie Thompson (District 28), Mark Tisdel (District 55), Curtis VanderWall (District 102), Angela Witwer (District 76), Jason Woolford (District 50), Jennifer Wortz (District 35), Douglas Wozniak (District 59), Mai Xiong (District 13)
Last action
2025-05-06
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Public employees and officers: state; hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of the prospective employee; prohibit. Creates new act.

Public employees and officers: state; hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of the prospective employee; prohibit.

What This Bill Does

  • Public employees and officers: state; hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of the prospective employee; prohibit.
  • Creates new act.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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H-1

5

reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)

Plain English: reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) 5

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-06 SJ 40 Pg. 402

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  2. 2025-05-06 SJ 40 Pg. 402

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

  3. 2025-05-01 HJ 42 Pg. 447

    reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)

  4. 2025-05-01 HJ 42 Pg. 447

    referred to second reading

  5. 2025-05-01 HJ 42 Pg. 456

    read a second time

  6. 2025-05-01 HJ 42 Pg. 456

    substitute (H-1) adopted

  7. 2025-05-01 HJ 42 Pg. 456

    placed on third reading

  8. 2025-05-01 HJ 42 Pg. 456

    placed on immediate passage

  9. 2025-05-01 HJ 42 Pg. 456

    read a third time

  10. 2025-05-01 HJ 42 Pg. 456

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #80 Yeas 105 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 4

  11. 2025-05-01 HJ 42 Pg. 456

    Rep. Dylan Wegela removed as cosponsor

  12. 2025-05-01 HJ 42 Pg. 456

    transmitted

  13. 2025-03-26 HJ 32 Pg. 319

    bill electronically reproduced 03/25/2025

  14. 2025-03-25 HJ 31 Pg. 314

    introduced by Representative Rep. Erin Byrnes

  15. 2025-03-25 HJ 31 Pg. 314

    read a first time

  16. 2025-03-25 HJ 31 Pg. 314

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Public employees and officers: state; hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of the prospective employee; prohibit. Creates new act.