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HB4326 • 2026

Labor: fair employment practices; whistleblower protection; modify to include employees reporting to the state employee ombudsman or the press. Amends secs. 1, 2 & 3 of 1980 PA 469 (MCL 15.361 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4316'25

Labor: fair employment practices; whistleblower protection; modify to include employees reporting to the state employee ombudsman or the press. Amends secs. 1, 2 & 3 of 1980 PA 469 (MCL 15.361 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4316'25

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Sponsor
Noah Arbit (District 20), Donavan McKinney (District 11), Regina Weiss (District 5), Erin Byrnes (District 15), Mai Xiong (District 13), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Kelly Breen (District 21), Mike McFall (District 14), Dylan Wegela (District 26), Brenda Carter (District 53), Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Jennifer Conlin (District 48), Amos O'Neal (District 94), Matt Longjohn (District 40), Natalie Price (District 6), Sharon MacDonell (District 56), Joey Andrews (District 38)
Last action
2025-04-17
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 04/16/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Labor: fair employment practices; whistleblower protection; modify to include employees reporting to the state employee ombudsman or the press. Amends secs. 1, 2 & 3 of 1980 PA 469 (MCL 15.361 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4316'25

Labor: fair employment practices; whistleblower protection; modify to include employees reporting to the state employee ombudsman or the press.

What This Bill Does

  • Labor: fair employment practices; whistleblower protection; modify to include employees reporting to the state employee ombudsman or the press.
  • Amends secs.
  • 1, 2 & 3 of 1980 PA 469 (MCL 15.361 et seq.).
  • TIE BAR WITH: HB 4316'25

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-17 HJ 36 Pg. 360

    bill electronically reproduced 04/16/2025

  2. 2025-04-16 HJ 35 Pg. 351

    introduced by Representative Rep. Noah Arbit

  3. 2025-04-16 HJ 35 Pg. 351

    read a first time

  4. 2025-04-16 HJ 35 Pg. 351

    referred to Committee on Economic Competitiveness

Official Summary Text

Labor: fair employment practices; whistleblower protection; modify to include employees reporting to the state employee ombudsman or the press. Amends secs. 1, 2 & 3 of 1980 PA 469 (MCL 15.361 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4316'25