2013 House Bill 4952 / Public Act 146

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Introduced in the House

Sept. 4, 2013

Introduced by Rep. Ken Goike (R-33)

To make a person ineligible to collect unemployment benefits if a prospective employer requires a drug test as a condition of a job offer and the individual either refuses to take the test or fails it.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce

Sept. 18, 2013

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Sept. 25, 2013

Amendment offered

To break tie-bar of the bill to House Bills 4949 to 4954, meaning this bill can become law even it those ones do not. The other bills in this package make various changes to the unemployment law not necessarily related to drug testing.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jon Switalski (D-28)

To require state legislators take annual drug tests as a condition of this law going into effect.

Consideration postponed

Ruling as not germane requested by Rep. Jim Stamas (R-98)

To declare the Switalsi amendment to be not "germane," meaning it can't be voted on because it introduces an unrelated issue.

The ruling passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Tim Greimel (D-29)

To "sunset" the drug testing one year after it goes into effect.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Sept. 26, 2013

Passed in the House 82 to 24 (details)

To make a person ineligible to collect unemployment benefits if a prospective employer requires a drug test as a condition of a job offer and the individual either refuses to take the test or fails it. The proposed law would "sunset" the drug testing one year after it goes into effect.

Received in the Senate

Oct. 1, 2013

Referred to the Committee on Reforms, Restructuring, and Reinventing

Oct. 17, 2013

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 28 to 10 (details)

To make a person ineligible to collect unemployment benefits if a prospective employer requires a drug test as a condition of a job offer and the individual either refuses to take the test or fails it. The proposed law would "sunset" the drug testing one year after it goes into effect.

Received in the House

Oct. 17, 2013

Oct. 22, 2013

Passed in the House 83 to 25 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Oct. 29, 2013