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HB5391 • 2026

Employment security: benefits; recovery of an improperly paid unemployment benefit more than 1 year after payment; prohibit. Amends sec. 62 of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.62).

Employment security: benefits; recovery of an improperly paid unemployment benefit more than 1 year after payment; prohibit. Amends sec. 62 of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.62).

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Sponsor
Steve Frisbie (District 44), Denise Mentzer (District 61), Joseph Pavlov (District 64), Angela Rigas (District 79), Reggie Miller (District 31), Peter Herzberg (District 25), Will Snyder (District 87), David Martin (District 68), Pat Outman (District 91), Gregory Alexander (District 98), Regina Weiss (District 5), Tonya Phillips (District 7), Brian BeGole (District 71), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Jennifer Wortz (District 35), Josh Schriver (District 66), Mike Harris (District 52), Jerry Neyer (District 92), Douglas Wozniak (District 59), Julie Rogers (District 41), Ken Borton (District 105), Brad Paquette (District 37), William Bruck (District 30), Luke Meerman (District 89), Tom Kunse (District 100)
Last action
2025-12-18
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 12/17/2025
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; recovery of an improperly paid unemployment benefit more than 1 year after payment; prohibit. Amends sec. 62 of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.62).

Employment security: benefits; recovery of an improperly paid unemployment benefit more than 1 year after payment; prohibit.

What This Bill Does

  • Employment security: benefits; recovery of an improperly paid unemployment benefit more than 1 year after payment; prohibit.
  • Amends sec.
  • 62 of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.62).

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. 2025-12-18 HJ 117 Pg. 1990

    bill electronically reproduced 12/17/2025

  2. 2025-12-17 HJ 116 Pg. 1966

    introduced by Representative Rep. Steve Frisbie

  3. 2025-12-17 HJ 116 Pg. 1966

    read a first time

  4. 2025-12-17 HJ 116 Pg. 1966

    referred to Committee on Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Employment security: benefits; recovery of an improperly paid unemployment benefit more than 1 year after payment; prohibit. Amends sec. 62 of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.62).