Legislation & Politics

Union Busting/Right to Work

SB 116 - MNA Position: Actively Oppose
Sponsor: Arlen Meekhof (R)
Amends Public Act 176 of 1939 by allowing for the creation of Right To Work zones that will not enforce all union shop agreements to cover the employees in said zones.
Introduced 2/9/11. Referred to Economic Development

SB 120 - MNA Position: Actively Oppose
Sponsors: John Proos (R), Phil Pavlov (R), Jim Marleau (R), Goeff Hansen (R) Howard, Walker (R), Darwin Booher (R), Mark Jansen (R), Judy Emmons (R), Jack Brandenburg (R)
Amends Public Act 176 of 1939 by allowing for the creation of Right To Work zones that will not enforce all union shop agreements to cover the employees in said zones.
Introduced 2/9/11. Referred to Economic Development

SB 729 - MNA Position: Actively Oppose - Find out more here
Sponsor: Arlan Meekhof (R), Phil Pavlov (R), Randy Richardville (R)
A bill to prohibit public school employers from making an agreement with an exclusive representative that represents 50,000 or more personnel to require, as a condition of employment, that all employees of the the bargaining unit pay a service fee to the exclusive bargaining representative.
Introduced 10/611. Referred to Committee on Reform, Restructuring and Reinventing

HB 4052 - MNA Position: Actively Oppose
Sponsors: Al Pscholka (R), Greg MacMaster (R), Kurt Damrow (R), Mike Callton (R), Bob Genetski (R), Marty Knollenberg (R), Deb Schaughnessy (R)
Amends Public Act 336 of 1947 to prevent collective bargaining activities from being allowed on public property unless it has been made available as a public forum.
Introduced 1/13/11. Reported out of committee favorably.

HB 4054 - MNA Position: Actively Oppose
Sponsors: Marty Knollenberg (R), Brad Jacobsen (R), Greg MacMaster (R), Tom McMillin (R), Pete Lund (R), Bob Genetski (R), Andrea LaFontaine (R)
Amends Public Act 176 of 1939 by allowing for the creation of Right To Work zones that will not enforce all union shop agreements to cover the employees in said zones.
Introduced 1/13/11. Referred to Commerce

HB 4059 - MNA Position: Actively Oppose
Sponsors: Marty Knollenberg (R), Greg MacMaster (R), Tom McMillin (R), Bob Genetski (R)
<Amends Public Act 336 of 1947 to prohibit public employers from offering released time to employees for union business.
Introduced 1/13/11. Passed the House of Representatives on 4/14/11

HB 4152 - MNA Position: Actively Oppose
<Sponsor: Marty Knollenberg (R)
Freezes wages and benefits for certain public employees during contract negotiations.
Introduced 1/26/11. Passed the Legislature on 5/18/11. Signed by the Governor on 5/26/11

HB 4588 - MNA Position: Actively Oppose
Sponsors: Mike Shirkey (R), Dave Agema (R), Ray Franz (R), Rick Olson (R), Bill Rogers (R), Jon Bumstead (R), Frank Foster (R), Kurt Damrow (R), Joe Haveman (R), Wayne Schmidt (R), Ken Kurtz (R), Paul Opsommer (R), Jeff Farrington (R), Lisa Lyons (R), Matt Huuki (R), Tom McMillin (R), Marty Knollenberg (R)
Prohibits a public employer from using their resources to assist a labor organization in collecting union dues or services fees from the wages of public employees.
Introduced 4/27/11. Referred to Oversight, Reform, and Ethics

HB 4929 – MNA Position: Actively Oppose
Sponsor: Joe Haveman (R)
This bill prohibits a public school employer from using public school resources to assist a labor organization in collecting dues or service fees from wages.
Introduced 9/8/11. Referred to the Committee on Oversight, Reform and Ethics.

Health Care/Public Safety

SB 7 - MNA Position: Actively Oppose - Get the Fact Sheet
Sponsor: Mark Jansen (R)
Limit public employers from paying more than 80% of the total cost of health care for employees. Introduced 1/09/11. Signed by the Governor on 9/24/11

SB 45 and HB 4173 – MNA Position: Actively Support
Sponsors: Glenn Anderson (D) and Mark Meadows (D)
These bills require school boards and boards of directors of public school academies to adopt policies prohibiting harassment and bullying at school. The bills outline specific guidelines for what should be included in the policies and who should be a part of the process of creating the policies.
Introduced 1/19/11 and 2/1/11. Referred to the House and Senate Education Committees

SB 137 - MNA Position: Actively Oppose
Sponsors: Rick Jones (R)
An anti-bullying piece of legislation that has a large moral/religious loophole in it.
Introduced 2/10/11. Referred to Education

SB 221 - MNA Position: Actively Support
Sponsors: Tonya Schuitmaker (R), John Proos (R), John Pappageorge (R), Steve Bieda (D), John Gleason (D), Judy Emmons (R), Jim Marleau (R)
Requires in-home health care services agencies to be licensed.
Introduced 3/2/11. Referred to Health Policy

SB 291 - MNA Position: Actively Oppose - Find out more here
Sponsor: Phil Pavlov (R)
Amends the Michigan Vehicle Code to state that anyone 21 and older is permitted to ride a motorcycle without a helmet, as long as they obtain $100,000 in catastrophic insurance coverage.
Introduced 3/24/11. Passed the Senate on 6/28/11

SB 649 and HB 4936 – MNA Position : Actively Oppose - Find out more here
Sponsors: Joe Hune (R), Virgil Smith (D), Rep. Pete Lund (R)
These bills would drastically change Michigan Auto No-Fault insurance, allowing individuals to purchase coverage as low as $500,000 to protect them in the event of a catastrophic car accident.
Introduced September 2011. Referred to the House and Senate Insurance Committees.

SJR-C - MNA Position: Actively Oppose
Sponsor: Mark Jansen (R)
Amends the state constitution by adding a section that establishes uniform cost allocation requirements for the health benefits of public employees.
Introduced 1/19/11. Postponed temporarily on 6/30/11

HB 4009 - MNA Position: Actively Oppose
Sponsor: Richard LeBlanc (D)
Eliminates specified premises on which a person licensed to carry a concealed weapon may not carry that weapon.
Introduced 1/13/11. Referred to Judiciary

HB 4010 - MNA Position: Actively Oppose
Sponsor: Richard LeBlanc (D)
Deletes the crime of carrying a concealed weapon in a prohibited place from guidelines due to the repeal of a section establishing the violation.
Introduced 1/13/11. Referred to Judiciary

HB 4050 - MNA Position: Oppose
Sponsors: Tom McMillin (R), Bruce Rendon (R), Pat Somerville (R), Paul Scott (R), Kevin Cotter (R), Mike Shirkey (R), Paul Opsommer (R), Tom Hooker (R), Ken Yonker (R), Marty Knollenberg (R), Ray Franz (R), Andrea LaFontaine (R)
Would be known as the Michigan Health Care Freedom Act. No one would be required to obtain or maintain health insurance coverage. Everyone has the right to provide for his or her own health care. No government action shall compel any person, employer, and health care provider to participate directly in any health care system.
Introduced 1/13/11. Referred to Health Policy

HB 4163 - MNA Position: Actively Oppose
Sponsors: Phil Potvin (R)
An anti-bullying piece of legislation without any meat to it that would actually prevent bullying.
Introduced 2/1/11. Passed the House on 11/10/11.

HB 4172 - MNA Position: Actively Oppose
Sponsors: Jeff Farrington (R), Anthony Forlini (R), Pete Lund (R), Tom McMillin (R)
A bill to limit public employer’s portion of the cost of health insurance benefits and to provide for exceptions. Would be known as the “Publicly Funded Health Insurance Contribution Act.”
Introduced 2/1/11. Referred to Government Operations

HB 4350 - MNA Position: Actively Support
Sponsors: Gail Haines (R), Lesia Liss (D), Sharon Tyler (R), Matt Huuki (R), Anthony Forlini (R), Thomas Stallworth (D), Harold Haugh (D), Ken Kurtz (R), Wayne Schmidt (R), Peter MacGregor (R), Eileen Kowall (R), Hugh Crawford (R)
Clarifies the liability of employees being paid by their employer to provide voluntary care at health clinics.
Introduced 3/1/11. Passed the Legislature on 6/28/11.

HB 4351 - MNA Position: Actively Support
Sponsors: Lesia Liss (D), Gail Haines (R), Sharon Tyler (R), Matt Huuki (R), Anthony Forlini (R), Thomas Stallworth (D), Harold Haugh (D), Roy Schmidt (R), Ken Kurtz (R), Wayne Schmidt (R), Peter MacGregor (R), Mike Kowall (R), Hugh Crawford (R)
Clarifies the limitation on liability for non-emergency health care.
Introduced 3/1/11. Referred to Health Policy

HB 4572 - MNA Position: Actively Oppose
Sponsors: Joel Johnson (R), Kurt Heise (R), Tom McMillin (R), Frank Foster (R), Jeff Farrington (R), Pete Lund (R), Hugh Crawford (R), Mike Kowall (R), Nancy Jenkins (R), Bill Rogers (R), Paul Muxlow (R), Kurt Damrow (R), Greg MacMaster (R), Amanda Price (R), Marty Knollenberg (R), Kevin Cotter (R), Rick Outman (R), Peter MacGregor (R)
A bill to limit a public employer's expenditures for health insurance benefits through a hard cap. A public employer would not have to pay any more than $5,000 for single person coverage, $10,000 for two person coverage, and $13,000 for family coverage.
Introduced 4/21/11. Referred to Oversight, Reform, and Ethics on 6/28/11

HB 4608 - MNA Position: Actively Oppose - Find out more here
Sponsor: Peter Pettalia (R)
Amends the Michigan Vehicle Code to state that anyone under 18 must wear a crash helmet and anyone 21 and older would not be required to wear one if they have $20,000 set aside to cover medical payments if they get into a motorcycle crash.
Introduced 5/04/11. Referred to the full House on 10/26/11

Workplace Protection

SB 14 - MNA Position: Actively Oppose
Sponsor: Mark Jansen (R)
Repeals MIOSHA completely.
Introduced 1/19/11. Referred to Appropriations

SB 20 - MNA Position: Oppose
Sponsor: Rick Jones (R)
Adds a section to MIOSHA that prohibits any department, board, or commission from enforcing rules regarding workplace ergonomics.
Introduced 1/19/11. Signed into law by the Governor on 3/22/11

SB 73 - MNA Position: Actively Support
Sponsors: Glenn Anderson (D), Steve Bieda (D), Vincent Gregory (D), Bert Johnson (D), Coleman Young (D), Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D) 
Provides prohibition against employment decisions based on the health or illness of an employee's family member.
Introduced 1/26/11. Referred to Economic Development

SB 340 - MNA Position: Support
Sponsors: Rebekah Warren (D), Coleman Young (D), Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D), Morris Hood (D), Gretchen Whitmer (D), John Gleason (D), Glenn Anderson (D), Vincent Gregory (D), Bert Johnson (D), Steve Bieda (D), Virgil Smith (D), Tupac Hunter (D)
Prohibits discrimination of any kind in the workplace. Allows an individual to bring or continue legal action arising out of discrimination. Prohibits an employer from failing or refusing to provide compensation equally for work of comparable value in terms of composite skill, responsibility, effort, education or training, and working conditions.
Introduced 4/26/11. Referred to Economic Development

SB 341 - MNA Position: Actively Support
Sponsors: Gretchen Whitmer (D), Rebekah Warren (D), John Gleason (D), Coleman Young (D), Virgil Smith (D), Steve Bieda (D), Glenn Anderson (D), Vincent Gregory (D), Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D), Bert Johnson (D)
Establishes the Commission on Pay Equity within the Department of Civil Rights. The commission would be responsible for the development of definitions of comparable wages using the criteria of composite skills, responsibility, effort, education or training, and working conditions. The commission would develop guidelines and definitions for employers and employees on pay equity. It would report its findings to the legislature and the Governor one year after being established.
Introduced 4/26/11. Referred to Economic Development

SB 342 - MNA Position: Support
Sponsors: Rebekah Warren (D), Gretchen Whitmer (D), John Gleason (D), Coleman Young (D), Virgil Smith (D), Steve Bieda (D), Glenn Anderson (D), Vincent Gregory (D), Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D), Bert Johnson (D)
Prohibits an employer from failing to provide an employee with wage information on similarly situated employees. An employer must provide the information within 30 days of the request. Names may be redacted, but the sex and seniority for similarly situated employees must be provided.
Introduced 4/26/11. Referred to Economic Development

SB 343 - MNA Position: Support
Sponsors: Coleman Young (D), Rebekah Warren (D), Gretchen Whitmer (D), John Gleason (D), Virgil Smith (D), Steve Bieda (D), Glenn Anderson (D), Vincent Gregory (D), Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D), Bert Johnson (D)
Amends the Michigan Penal Code to prevent wage discrimination based on the sex of an individual. Those found guilty of wage discrimination would be charged with a misdemeanor.
Introduced 4/26/11. Referred to Economic Development

SB 642 and SB 643 – MNA Position: Actively Support - Find out more here
Sponsors: Rick Jones (R), Roger Kahn (R), Steve Bieda (D), Jim Marleau (R)
These bills make assaulting and/or battering a health care professional a felony punishable by
imprisonment and/or a fine.
Passed the Seante on October 19th

HB 4128 - MNA Position: Oppose
Sponsor: Brad Jacobsen (R)
Amends Public Act 154 of 1974 to prohibit any department, board, or commission from promulgating rules to establish a standard regarding workplace ergonomics.
Introduced 1/20/11. Referred to Regulatory Reform

HB 4363 - MNA Position: Actively Support
Sponsors: Jon Switalski (D), Lesia Liss (D), Vicky Barnett (D), Rashida Tlaib (D), Kate Segal (D), Stacy Erwin Oakes (D), Andrew Kandrevas (D), Woodrow Stanley (D), Brandon Dillon (D), Fred Durhal (D), Jim Ananich (D), Maureen Stapleton (D), Ellen Cogen Lipton (D), Mark Meadows (D), Lisa Brown (D)
Prohibits the use of credit history in the hiring process.
Introduced 3/2/11. Referred to Commerce

HB 5002 - MNA Position: Actively Oppose
Sponsors: Brad Jacobsen (R), Jon Bumstead (R), Nancy Jenkins (R), Kurt Damrow (R), Amanda Price (R), Pete Lund (R), Dave Agema (R), Al Pscholka (R), Matt Lori (R), Rick Olson (R), Deb Shaughnessy (R), Andrea LaFontaine (R), Paul Muxlow (R), Peter MacGregor (R), Bruce Rendon (R) and Dale Zorn (R)
Proposes severe changes to Michigan's Worker's Disability Compensation Act.
Introduced 9/22/11. Passed the legislature, sent to the Governor's desk for approval on 12/13.

Other Legislation

SB 350 - MNA Position: Support
Sponsors: Mike Nofs (R), John Proos (R), Jim Marleau (R), Rick Jones (R)
Prohibits an individual from using or attempting to use false identification when purchasing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine. Those who do will be found guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of $100 or both.
Introduced 4/28/11. Passed the Legislature on 6/29/11

SJR-B - MNA Position: Actively Oppose
Sponsor: John Pappageorge (R)
Imposes a 5% reduction in pay for all public servants for three years.
Introduced 1/19/11. Referred to Reforms, Restructuring, and Reinventing

HB 4192 - MNA Position: Actively Support
Sponsor: Paul Scott (R)
Provides for access to the Michigan automated prescription system for prescribers under certain circumstances.
Introduced 2/8/11. Passed the Legislature on 6/29/11

HB 4369 - MNA Position: Actively Support
Sponsors: Lesia Liss (D), Kate Segal (D), Vicky Barnett (D), Harold Haugh (D)
Allows health care benefit plans to access electronic monitoring systems for certain dispensed controlled substances.
Introduced 3/2/11. Referred to Health Policy on 4/13/11

HB 4564 - MNA Position: Support
Sponsors: Amanda Price (R), Holly Hughes (R), Greg MacMaster (R), Ken Kurtz (R), Jud Gilbert (R), Nancy Jenkins (R), Al Pscholka (R), Lesia Liss (D), Gail Haines (R), Paul Scott (R), Wayne Schmidt (R)
Prohibits retailers from selling to an individual any products containing more than 3.6 grams of ephedrine and pseudo ephedrine within a 24-hour period. A retailer would not be able to sell 9 grams worth of total product  to an individual within a 24-hour period. Provides for the use of a tracking system to monitor the buying and selling of ephedrine and pseudo ephedrine.
Introduced 4/21/11. Reported out of committee favorably.