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House committee advances bill to bar state incentives for companies on UFLPA entity list
Summary
After testimony from human-rights and economic-policy witnesses, the House Committee on Economic Competitiveness voted to report House Bill 5,288 with recommendation. The bill would tie Michigan economic incentives to compliance with the federal Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and require clawbacks for violations.
House Bill 5,288, which would prohibit the state from providing economic development incentives to companies that appear on the federal Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) entity list, was reported with recommendation by the House Committee on Economic Competitiveness after a day of testimony and roll-call votes.
Supporters told the committee the bill aligns state policy with federal enforcement and protects taxpayers. Garrett Medina, chief of staff to Majority Floor Leader Posthumus, testified the bill "would amend the Michigan strategic fund framework to require compliance with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act" and that it "includes mechanisms for clawing back incentives when violations are…
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