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HR 7

A resolution to create the Select Committee on Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Greg Alexander and 13 co-sponsors

A 15‑member House committee will study and draft legislation on Michigan minimum wage (including tipped workers) and earned sick time for possible House action.

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Bill Summary · HR 7

Summary — House Resolution 7 (HR 7): Select Committee on Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses

Status: Adopted
Introduced: January 22, 2025
Primary sponsor: Rep. Matt Hall (with multiple co-sponsors)
Classification: House resolution (select committee creation)

Main purpose and intent

HR 7 creates a temporary, bipartisan Select Committee within the Michigan House of Representatives to study and consider legislation aimed at protecting employees and supporting small businesses across the state. The resolution responds to concerns about wage and workplace policies that may affect worker paychecks and small business viability.

Key provisions

  • Creates the "Select Committee on Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses."
  • Committee composition: 15 members appointed by the Speaker of the House — nine House Republicans and six House Democrats.
  • Leadership: The Speaker designates the chairperson, the majority vice chairperson, and the minority vice chairperson.
  • Subject matter jurisdiction: The select committee shall consider legislation regarding:
    • Michigan’s minimum wage, including provisions specific to tipped workers.
    • Earned sick time policies.
  • Legislative authority: The committee may “favorably report” bills it considers back to the full House (i.e., recommend legislation for House action).

Who is affected

  • Employees across Michigan, particularly low-wage and tipped workers, who could be impacted by future wage or paid-leave legislation considered by the committee.
  • Small business owners and operators, who may face regulatory or cost changes depending on committee recommendations.
  • The Legislature — the committee serves as a vehicle to develop, refine, and advance House legislation on the covered topics.

Procedural and timeline notes

  • The resolution is a procedural (non‑statutory) action creating a House select committee; it does not itself change state law.
  • Introduced January 22, 2025; recorded as adopted (final status: adopted). (House actions include a recorded House adoption on February 18, 2025 — Read and Adopted, with entry noting “Ayes 70, Noes 0.”)
  • Membership appointments and the committee’s operating timetable and reporting deadlines (if any) are determined by the Speaker and House rules governing select committees unless otherwise specified in subsequent House action.

Practical effect

HR 7 establishes a formal, House‑authorized forum for concentrated review and development of policy on minimum wage (including tipped-worker rules) and earned‑sick‑time. It centralizes consideration of these topics in a 15‑member panel that can draft and forward legislative proposals to the full House, potentially accelerating movement of bills on these issues. Actual changes to wages, tipped-worker pay rules, or sick‑leave entitlements would require separate statutory legislation approved through the normal legislative process.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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