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Senate labor committee adopts substitute for SB 6, reports SB 6 and SB 7 to Senate floor
Summary
The Senate Committee on Labor adopted a substitute to Senate Bill 6 and voted to report Senate Bill 6 (as substituted) and Senate Bill 7 to the Senate floor, with committee votes recorded 3–1 on each action.
The Senate Committee on Labor adopted a substitute to Senate Bill 6 and voted to send both Senate Bill 6 (as substituted) and Senate Bill 7 to the Senate floor after a brief committee session. The committee met with four members present and recorded the votes 3–1 on the substitute and on both bills to report.
The committee’s chair said the S-1 substitute to Senate Bill 6 changes the bill’s definition of "independent contractor." Under the substitute, the committee kept the ABC test for workers in the construction industry while codifying an "economic realities" test for sectors outside construction. The committee’s discussion of both bills followed earlier testimony during the May 1 hearing, the chair said.
Sen. Cherry, chair of the Senate Committee on Labor, explained the purpose of the substitute and the distinction in tests for construction and nonconstruction workers. The committee then moved to adopt the S-1 substitute; the clerk recorded Sen. Cherry, Sen. Camilleri and Sen. Kavanaugh voting yes and Sen. Albert voting no, resulting in a 3–1 favorable vote to adopt the substitute. The clerk subsequently recorded the committee reporting SB 6 as substituted to the floor with the committee vote again 3–1 (Sen. Albert opposed).
The committee also moved to report Senate Bill 7 to the floor with a recommendation that the bill pass. The clerk recorded the vote as 3 yeas and 1 nay (Sen. Albert opposed) and announced that the bill was reported.
The clerk read hearing cards submitted on both bills. Organizations listed as opposing included Wendy Black of the Michigan Chamber, Amanda Fisher of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Shane Hernandez of ABC Michigan, Jacob Manning of the Small Business Association and Brian Shoaf of the Detroit Regional Chamber. Eli Isaguirre of the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights was listed as supporting. Other cards listed Jackie Dolce of the Grand Rapids Chamber (opposed), Christine Suave of the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (opposed on SB 6 and neutral on SB 7), and Dyke Van Covering of the Insurance Alliance of Michigan (opposed). The clerk presented those positions but no on-the-record oral testimony from those cardholders appears in the committee record excerpt.
No formal amendments other than the adopted S-1 substitute were recorded in the committee minutes excerpt. The committee chair closed the meeting after the votes and the clerk announced the committee was adjourned.
Next steps: both bills were reported out of committee and will appear on the Senate floor calendar; the committee record excerpt does not specify the timing of further action.
