JUNIOR ICE HOCKEY; NONEMPLOYEE S.B. 483, 485, & 486:
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
Senate Bills 483, 485, and 486 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Senator Ken Horn (S.B. 483)
Senator Jim Stamas (S.B. 485)
Senator Jim Ananich (S.B. 486)
CONTENT
Senate Bills 483 and 486 would amend the Workforce Opportunity Wage Act and Public Act 106 of 1903, which pertains to the duties of employers arising from the offer and acceptance of inducements for the performance of work away from home, respectively, to specify that the Act would not apply to an individual who was at least 16 but less than 21 years of age in his or her capacity as a junior ice hockey player for a junior ice hockey team.
Senate Bill 485 would amend the Youth Employment Standards Act to specify that it would not apply to a minor (a person under 18) in his or her capacity as an ice hockey player for a junior ice hockey team.
MCL 408.420 (S.B. 483) Legislative Analyst: Jeff Mann
Proposed MCL 409.118a (S.B. 485)
Proposed MCL 408.582a (S.B. 486)
FISCAL IMPACT
Senate Bills 483 and 485 would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Senate Bill 486 would have no fiscal impact on the State and could have a positive fiscal impact on local government. It is unknown how many individuals would be prosecuted absent the exception in the bill, but a violation of the Act is punishable by a fine of up to $25 or imprisonment of between 10 and 60 days. Any reduction in arrests and convictions could reduce resource demands on law enforcement, court systems, and jails. Any associated decrease in fine revenue would reduce funding to public libraries.
Date Completed: 10-17-17 Fiscal Analyst: Ryan Bergan
Michael Siracuse
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.