2023 Senate Bill 6

Co-sponsored by Sens. Sarah Anthony (D-21), Erika Geiss (D-1), Jeremy Moss (D-7), Paul Wojno (D-10), John Cherry (D-27), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-35), Dayna Polehanki (D-5), Kevin Hertel (D-12), Mallory McMorrow (D-8), Mary Cavanagh (D-6), Stephanie Chang (D-3), Jeff Irwin (D-15), Rosemary Bayer (D-13), Sean McCann (D-19), Sylvia Santana (D-2), Darrin Camilleri (D-4), Sam Singh (D-28), Sue Shink (D-14) and Winnie Brinks (D-29)

1. Amend page 3, line 23, after the first “the” by striking out “same or”.

2. Amend page 3, line 24, by striking out “nearest and most similar neighboring”.

3. Amend page 3, line 24, after “locality” by striking out “in” and inserting “for”.

1. Amend page 4, following line 29, by inserting:

“Sec. 8a. A contracting agent may exempt itself from the requirements of this act by doing 1 of the following:

(a) If the contracting agent has a governing body, by a majority vote of its governing body.

(b) If the contracting agent does not have a governing body, by submitting a written statement to the commissioner.”.

1. Amend page 5, following line 12, by inserting:

“Sec. 11. By 30 months after the effective date of this act, the commissioner shall submit a report to the legislature about the impact of this act.

Sec. 12. This act does not apply 3 years after the effective date of this act.”.

1. Amend page 2, line 18, after “which” by striking out “is sponsored or financed in whole or in part by the” and inserting “receives $250,000.00 or more in funding from this”.

1. Amend page 5, following line 12, by inserting:

“Sec. 11. The commissioner shall prepare a report that compares contracts for state projects that were entered into after January 1, 2019 but before December 31, 2021 to similar contracts for state projects that are entered into after the effective date of this act but before 3 years after the effective date of this act. The report must include comparisons of all of the following for each contract:

(a) The total number of construction mechanics employed.

(b) The total amount of wages paid to construction mechanics.

(c) The total cost of materials.

(d) The total number of safety incidents.

(e) The length of time to complete the state project.

(f) Whether the requirements of this act increased costs and, if so, by how much.”.

1. Amend page 2, line 26, after “3148” by inserting a comma and “which are sponsored of financed in whole or in part by the school loan revolving fund established under section 16c of the shared credit rating act, 1985 PA 227, MCL 141.1066cc,”.

1. Amend page 5, line 3, by striking out the balance of the bill.

1. Amend page 5, following line 12, by inserting:

“Sec. 11. A contracting agent that is a local unit of government, public school, community college, or university may exempt itself from the requirements of this act by a majority vote of its governing body.”.

1. Amend page 5, following line 12, by inserting:

“Sec. 11. By 30 months after the effective date of this act, the commission shall submit a report to the legislature about the impact of this act.

Sec. 12. This act does not apply 3 years after the effective date of this act.”.

1. Amend page 2, line 12, after “agent” by inserting “if the cost of the project is equal to or greater than $150,000.00”.

1. Amend page 2, line 12, after “agent” by inserting “if the cost of the project is greater than or equal to the following:

(i) For a project that consists solely of new construction, $250,000.00

(ii) For a project that does not consist solely of new construction, $75,000.00”.