---
type: "Bill"
title: "Labor: public service employment; performance evaluation standards, merit pay standards, and decisions on layoff, recall, hiring, position eliminations, classroom observation, teacher placement, evaluation, discipline, and discharge; remove from prohibited subjects of bargaining for public school employers. Amends sec. 15 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.215)."
description: "Labor: public service employment; performance evaluation standards, merit pay standards, and decisions on layoff, recall, hiring, position eliminations, classroom observation, teacher placement, evaluation, discipline, and discharge; remove from prohibited subjects of bargaining for public school employers. Amends sec. 15 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.215)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4354"
citation: "Michigan HB 4354 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education: all other employees", "Education: teachers and administrators", "Labor: collective bargaining", "Labor: hours and wages", "Labor: organizations", "Labor: public service employment", "Public employees and officers: compensation and benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Regina Weiss"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-11"
last_action: "2023-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/095950e9-b33f-48fb-a0b7-04b0714c3461"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4354"
source_hash: "8f4cf6a1edb3ee02ac2f41092ac1c01c8dd305a994a02701d0da92c2e553d3b5"
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 4354 (2023-2024) — Labor: public service employment; performance evaluation standards, merit pay standards, and decisions on layoff, recall, hiring, position eliminations, classroom observation, teacher placement, evaluation, discipline, and discharge; remove from prohibited subjects of bargaining for public school employers. Amends sec. 15 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.215).

## 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-4354.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4354.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4354.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4354.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0115.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4354-0N295.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4354-0O338.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 177 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **56–53** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 441 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Regina Weiss — primary (person)
- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Morse — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-11** introduced by Representative Regina Weiss `introduction`
- **2023-04-11** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-04-11** referred to Committee on Labor `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12** bill electronically reproduced 04/11/2023
- **2023-05-30** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-30** referred to second reading
- **2023-06-13** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-06-13** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **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 # 177 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-06-20** title amended
- **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 # 441 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 11:21 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-08-22** approved by the Governor 07/26/2023 12:14 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-22** filed with Secretary of State 07/27/2023 10:02 AM
- **2023-08-22** assigned PA 115'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/095950e9-b33f-48fb-a0b7-04b0714c3461`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).