Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Labor Independent Contractor Definition topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Senate Labor Committee adopts S‑1 to SB 6, advances bill to Senate after 3‑1 vote
Summary
The Michigan Senate Committee on Labor voted 3‑1 to adopt the S‑1 substitute to Senate Bill 6, keeping the ABC test for construction workers while codifying an economic‑realities test for other industries; business groups registered formal opposition and labor registered support.
At a meeting of the Michigan Senate Committee on Labor, members voted 3‑1 to adopt the S‑1 substitute to Senate Bill 6 and reported the bill to the full Senate.
The substitute, described on the record by the committee chair as a change from the introduced version, preserves the ABC test for determining independent contractor status in the construction industry and codifies an economic‑realities test for workers in other sectors.
Senator Kavanaugh moved to adopt the S‑1 substitute; the clerk called the question. Chairman Cherry and Senators Camilleri and Kavanaugh voted yes; Senator Albert voted no. The clerk recorded “3 yeas and 1 nay,” and the substitute was adopted.
Committee staff read a set of written position cards into the record. Organizations listed as opposing SB 6 included the Michigan Chamber (Wendy Black), NFIB (Amanda Fisher), ABC Michigan (Shane Hernandez), the Small Business Association (Jacob Manning), the Detroit Regional Chamber (Brian Shoaf), and the Grand Rapids Chamber (Jackie Dolce). The Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights (Eli Isaguirre) was listed in support. The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (Christine Suave) was listed as opposing SB 6 and as neutral on SB 7; the Insurance Alliance of Michigan (Dyke Van Covering) was listed in opposition.
After adoption of the substitute, Senator Camilleri moved to report SB 6 as substituted to the Senate floor with the committee’s recommendation that the bill pass. The clerk again recorded a 3‑1 vote (Cherry, Camilleri, Kavanaugh yes; Albert no) and the bill was reported to the Senate.
The record shows the committee relied on testimony and prior discussion from the May 1 hearing referenced in committee remarks; the meeting did not include further floor debate on the bill after the substitute was adopted.
The committee took no additional formal action directing staff or setting implementation steps during the meeting; the reported bill will proceed through the Senate’s legislative process.
