Recent Legislature Votes and Adoptions 2025 House Resolution 17: Adopted in the House on Jan. 30, 2025 A resolution of tribute offered as a

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants the Michigan Legislature to preserve the state's current tipped wage system at least until July 1 and work out a plan for what to do next.

Both chambers of the Michigan Legislature will be up for grabs. Voters will select two justices for the Michigan Supreme Court. Michigan will have another open U.S. Senate race. On top of all that, voters will be asked whether we should rewrite the state constitution.

Record-Eagle Business correspondent Bill O’Brien reported on the improved committee assignments several legislators from this region have attained in the hierarchy of the Michigan Legislature.

A state judge will rule on a dispute between the Michigan House and Senate over the fate of nine bills that the last Legislature failed to present to Whitmer.

A state judge appeared amenable Monday to the Michigan Senate's argument that Speaker Matt Hall lacks authority to withhold nine bills passed last year before control of the Michigan House of Representatives changed over.

The tip credit, or subminimum wage, was expected to increase to 48% of the minimum wage on Feb. 21, 2025, continue to increase, and then be phased out completely by Feb. 21, 2029. The laws Whitmer signed made it so the subminimum wage remained at 38% and will instead increase by 2% each year through Jan. 1, 2031, when it will reach 50%.

Lawmakers in the Michigan House and Senate approved a sick leave bill, tweaking court-ordered changes scheduled to take effect at midnight on Friday.

Changes have been made to Michigan’s minimum wage, tipped wage, and sick time laws. Two bills to amend Michigan’s minimum wage, tipped wage, and sick time laws were signed into law by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. The bills go into effect immediately and are retroactive.

With the clock ticking before changes go into effect, paid sick time reforms are on the agenda for the Michigan Legislature Thursday.

A Michigan judge presiding over an intra-party lawsuit in the state Legislature said Monday that she had issues with arguments made by the GOP-controlled House to prevent her from intervening.