Introduced
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To prohibit the granting of Transportation Economic Development Fund subsidies unless the beneficiary promises not to hire illegal aliens, to comply in good faith with the legal status verification requirements of federal law, and to make a good faith effort to only hire Michigan residents and use Michigan suppliers and vendors on the project unless that means the project cannot be completed. Violators could have their subsidies revoked and be required to repay all or part of them. An annual Transportation Economic Development Fund report to the legislature and the governor would have to give the number of residents employed by beneficiaries of these subsidies, and the specific reasons for each exemption granted from the proposed state-resident-job requirements.
Referred to the Committee on Labor
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To not apply the proposed sanctions to a firm that was "unknowingly" out of compliance more than one time with state "prevailing wage" mandates.to not apply the proposed sanctions to a firm that was "unknowingly" out of compliance more than one time with state "prevailing wage" mandates.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 71 to 36 (details)
To prohibit the granting of Transportation Economic Development Fund subsidies unless the beneficiary promises not to hire illegal aliens, to comply in good faith with the legal status verification requirements of federal law, to make a good faith effort to only hire Michigan residents and use Michigan suppliers and vendors on the project, and complies with the state “prevailing wage” law, which prohibits awarding contracts to contractors who submit the lowest bid unless the contractor pays so-called "prevailing wages" based on union pay scales in a particular part of a geographic region, rather than market rates. Violators could have their subsidies revoked and be required to repay all or part of them. An annual Transportation Economic Development Fund report to the legislature and the governor would have to give the number of residents employed by beneficiaries of these subsidies, and the specific reasons for each exemption granted from the proposed state-resident-job requirements.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with a committee substitute that removes the "prevailing wage" mandate of the House version, and which revises the exceptions to the Michigan resident provision, adding exceptions for people who plan to become residents.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To replace the committee substitute with a version that puts back the the "prevailing wage" mandate of the House version, and which does not include the exceptions for people who plan to become residents.
The substitute failed 17 to 20 (details)
Passed in the Senate 34 to 3 (details)
To prohibit the granting of Transportation Economic Development Fund subsidies unless the beneficiary promises not to hire illegal aliens, to comply in good faith with the legal status verification requirements of federal law, and to make a good faith effort to only hire Michigan residents or people who plan to become residents, and only use Michigan suppliers and vendors on the project.
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that tie-bar it to House Bills 4085 and 4086, meaning this bill cannot become law unless those ones do also. These other bills in the "residents only" package are favored by the House Democratic majority because they exempt union members from the restrictive provisions.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To not tie-bar the bill to House Bills 4085 and 4086. These other bills in the "residents only" package are favored by the House Democratic majority because they exempt union members from the restrictive provisions.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 72 to 36 (details)
To adopt a version of the bill that "tie-bars" it to House Bills 4085 and 4086. These other bills in the "residents only" package are favored by the House Democratic majority because they exempt union members from the restrictive provisions proposed by the bill.
Failed in the Senate 16 to 20 (details)
To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
