---
type: "Bill"
title: "Labor: public service employment; provisions related to the collection of union dues by public school personnel and the freezing of wages and benefits for certain public employees during contract negotiations; repeal. Repeals sec. 15b of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.215b)."
description: "Labor: public service employment; provisions related to the collection of union dues by public school personnel and the freezing of wages and benefits for certain public employees during contract negotiations; repeal. Repeals sec. 15b of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.215b)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4044"
citation: "Michigan HB 4044 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education: all other employees", "Labor: collective bargaining", "Labor: hours and wages", "Labor: organizations", "Labor: public service employment", "Public employees and officers: compensation and benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Koleszar"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2023-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f01222e-9cfc-4dc6-9a6c-eea897f75537"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4044"
source_hash: "abe3cc59cfd98da65b6a58b8ef67b7e69f1e4853ae42e58bbf10257e36d09138"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
---

# Michigan HB 4044 (2023-2024) — Labor: public service employment; provisions related to the collection of union dues by public school personnel and the freezing of wages and benefits for certain public employees during contract negotiations; repeal. Repeals sec. 15b of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.215b).

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBH-4044.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4044.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4044.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4044.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0113.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 181 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **56–53** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 437 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Matt Koleszar — primary (person)
- Alabas Farhat — cosponsor (person)
- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Morse — cosponsor (person)
- Dylan Wegela — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime Churches — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Stone — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Nate Shannon — cosponsor (person)
- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Will Snyder — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-26** introduced by Representative Matt Koleszar `introduction`
- **2023-01-26** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-01-26** referred to Committee on Labor `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** bill electronically reproduced 01/26/2023
- **2023-03-16** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-16** referred to second reading
- **2023-06-13** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-06-13** placed on third reading
- **2023-06-20** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-06-20** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 181 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-06-20** transmitted
- **2023-06-21** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-28** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-28** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-28** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-28** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-06-28** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-06-28** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-06-28** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
- **2023-06-28** PASSED ROLL CALL # 437 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-06-28** returned from Senate without amendment
- **2023-06-28** bill ordered enrolled
- **2023-07-18** presented to the Governor 07/17/2023 11:15 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-08-22** approved by the Governor 07/26/2023 12:10 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-22** filed with Secretary of State 07/27/2023 09:58 AM
- **2023-08-22** assigned PA 113'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5f01222e-9cfc-4dc6-9a6c-eea897f75537`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).