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Rules Committee Adopts Substitute Letting Department Forgive Fines Under Federal OSHA Adjustment Factors in HB 4017
Summary
The House Rules Committee adopted an H-2 substitute to HB 4017 that directs the department to forgive fines up to amounts allowed under federal OSHA penalty adjustment factors; the committee reported the bill with recommendation as substituted after an 8-0 roll call, and a Michigan Farm Bureau representative filed a support card.
The House Rules Committee adopted an H-2 substitute to House Bill 4017 that specifies the relevant department shall forgive fines to the maximum amount allowed under federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) penalty adjustment factors.
Representative Aragona moved to adopt the H-2 substitute and the committee adopted it on a recorded roll call. The substitute was adopted, and Representative Posthumus moved to report HB 4017 to the full House with a recommendation as substituted; that motion prevailed on a roll call of eight yeas, zero nays.
The committee clerk read a support card for HB 4017 from Joshua Scramlin of the Michigan Farm Bureau; the card stated Scramlin supported the bill but did not wish to speak. The transcript contains no other public comment on HB 4017 in the provided excerpt.
Why it matters: The substitute directs the department to apply federal OSHA penalty-adjustment guidance when forgiving fines, which could affect the practical enforcement and final penalty amounts businesses face for OSHA-related violations. The transcript does not specify which department (state department name) would implement the forgiveness provision.
The bill was reported to the House with recommendation as substituted; the transcript includes no further committee debate or testimony beyond the support card noted above.
