Bill Text: MI HB6546 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Labor; fair employment practices; fair and open competition in government contracts act; provide for technical amendments. Amends secs. 5 & 11 of 2011 PA 98 (MCL 408.875 & 408.881).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-11-29 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 11/28/2018 [HB6546 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB6546-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 6546
November 28, 2018, Introduced by Rep. Tedder and referred to the Committee on Michigan Competitiveness.
A bill to amend 2011 PA 98, entitled
"Fair and open competition in governmental construction act,"
by amending sections 5 and 11 (MCL 408.875 and 408.881), section 5
as amended by 2012 PA 238.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 5. Subject to section 8, a governmental unit awarding a
contract
on or after the effective date of the amendatory act that
added
section 2 June 29, 2012 for the construction, repair,
remodeling, or demolition of a facility and any construction
manager acting on its behalf shall not, in any bid specifications,
project agreements, or other controlling documents:
(a) Require or prohibit a bidder, offeror, contractor, or
subcontractor from entering into or adhering to an agreement with 1
or more labor organizations in regard to that project or a related
construction project.
(b) Otherwise discriminate against a bidder, offeror,
contractor, or subcontractor for becoming or remaining or refusing
to become or remain a signatory to, or for adhering or refusing to
adhere to, an agreement with 1 or more labor organizations in
regard to that project or a related construction project.
Sec. 11. The requirements of this act do not
do
either of the following:
(a)
Affect any provision in 1965 PA 166, MCL 408.551 to
408.558.
(b)
Apply apply to construction contracts executed before the
effective date of this act.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
