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SR 111

A resolution to recognize April 28, 2024, as Workers’ Memorial Day.

2023-2024 Regular Session Introduced by Winnie Brinks and 6 co-sponsors

Recognizes April 28, 2024 as Workers’ Memorial Day to honor workers harmed or killed on the job and urge stronger safety protections and fair compensation.

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Bill Summary · SR 111

Summary — SR 111: A Resolution to Recognize April 28, 2024 as Workers’ Memorial Day

Status: Adopted (Resolution)
Introduced: Feb 14, 2025 (per bill record) — Read & Adopted Feb 19, 2025; later enrolled and filed with Secretary of State (June 2025).
Type: Ceremonial Senate Resolution — non‑binding; no fiscal impact.

Purpose and intent

SR 111 is a commemorative resolution recognizing April 28, 2024 as Workers’ Memorial Day. Its stated intent is to honor workers who have been killed, injured, disabled, or otherwise harmed on the job, to raise public awareness of workplace fatalities and injuries, and to reaffirm legislative support for stronger workplace safety and health protections.

Key provisions

  • Officially recognizes April 28, 2024 as Workers’ Memorial Day and pays tribute to workers who died or were injured on the job.
  • Cites national and state fatality statistics (Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics: 5,486 U.S. workplace traumatic deaths in 2022; cites 139 workplace fatalities in Michigan in 2022).
  • Expresses remembrance for those who died in workplace catastrophes or from occupational disease and for those injured by dangerous working conditions.
  • Calls for renewed efforts to:
    • Seek stronger workplace safety and health protections,
    • Improve standards and enforcement,
    • Ensure fair and just compensation for injured workers.
  • Urges citizens to recognize the contributions of the state’s workforce and to support increased workplace safety standards.

Who is affected

  • Direct legal effects: none. This is a symbolic/expressive measure and does not create or change legal obligations, regulations, or appropriations.
  • Practical/communicative effects: workers, labor organizations, employers, workplace health and safety advocates, and the general public — by promoting awareness and encouraging policy attention to workplace safety and compensation issues.

Procedural notes and impact

  • As a Senate resolution, SR 111 does not alter statutory law or state budgets; it communicates the Senate’s position and encourages future legislative or executive action on workplace safety.
  • Adoption can be used to support advocacy, awareness campaigns, and to reinforce legislative momentum for regulatory, enforcement or funding proposals related to occupational health and safety.

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

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