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HB5008 • 2026

Employment security: benefits; restitution of improperly collected benefits; decrease percentage of wages permitted to be garnished. Amends sec. 62 of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.62).

Employment security: benefits; restitution of improperly collected benefits; decrease percentage of wages permitted to be garnished. Amends sec. 62 of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.62).

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Sponsor
Mai Xiong (District 13), Regina Weiss (District 5), Kelly Breen (District 21), Tyrone Carter (District 1), Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75), Stephanie Young (District 16), Donavan McKinney (District 11), Matt Longjohn (District 40), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Natalie Price (District 6), Phil Skaggs (District 80), Denise Mentzer (District 61), Jason Morgan (District 23), Helena Scott (District 8), Reggie Miller (District 31), Matt Koleszar (District 22), Joey Andrews (District 38), Stephen Wooden (District 81), Dylan Wegela (District 26), Laurie Pohutsky (District 17)
Last action
2025-09-24
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 09/18/2025
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.

Employment security: benefits; restitution of improperly collected benefits; decrease percentage of wages permitted to be garnished. Amends sec. 62 of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.62).

Employment security: benefits; restitution of improperly collected benefits; decrease percentage of wages permitted to be garnished.

What This Bill Does

  • Employment security: benefits; restitution of improperly collected benefits; decrease percentage of wages permitted to be garnished.
  • Amends sec.
  • 62 of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.62).

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-09-24 HJ 86 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 09/18/2025

  2. 2025-09-18 HJ 85 Pg. 1009

    introduced by Representative Rep. Mai Xiong

  3. 2025-09-18 HJ 85 Pg. 1009

    read a first time

  4. 2025-09-18 HJ 85 Pg. 1009

    referred to Committee on Economic Competitiveness

Official Summary Text

Employment security: benefits; restitution of improperly collected benefits; decrease percentage of wages permitted to be garnished. Amends sec. 62 of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.62).