Rep. Matt Maddock

Maddy summaryHB 4002 amends Michigan's Earned Sick Time Act to clarify eligibility and usage rules for workers. It expands the definition of "family member" to include domestic partners and specifies that employees must work at least 25 hours weekly (averaged over a benefit year) to qualify for sick time. The bill also defines key terms like "benefit year" (a 12-month period for calculating leave) and clarifies that employers with 50+ employees must provide sick time for health, family, or safety needs. These changes aim to make the law's implementation more consistent while maintaining existing requirements for covered workers.

Maddy summaryHB 4068 modifies Michigan's death reporting law for newborns surrendered through designated safety devices (like hospital safe-haven locations). If a newborn born alive after an attempted abortion is surrendered under Michigan's Safe Delivery of Newborns Law (MCL 712.1-712.20) and later dies, funeral directors must report the death as "Baby Doe" with no identifying details - such as parent names, addresses, or the informant's information. This change ensures anonymity for parents who use the surrender option while maintaining standard death reporting procedures. The bill applies specifically to infants surrendered through the safety device process, not to general infant deaths.

Maddy summaryHB 4067 modifies Michigan's "safe delivery of newborns law" to allow parents to surrender newborns (defined as children under 72 hours old) to designated safety devices - like secure boxes in hospitals or fire stations - without revealing their identity. Parents receive written information about their 28-day window to reclaim the baby and must be informed that adoption proceedings will follow if they don’t act. The bill removes mandatory child protection reporting requirements for these surrenders and provides legal immunity to hospitals, fire departments, and police stations that follow the process, except for gross negligence. It directly affects parents seeking to safely relinquish newborns, healthcare facilities, and child placing agencies handling the surrenders.

Maddy summaryHB 4069 amends Michigan's penal code to clarify that surrendering a newborn under 72 hours old to a hospital, fire department, or police station (as defined by the "safe delivery of newborns law") serves as a legal defense against abandonment charges. It directly affects parents or caregivers who choose this option for newborns, ensuring they cannot face criminal prosecution solely for this action. The bill explicitly states that criminal investigations must not be initiated based only on a newborn being surrendered through these designated channels. It updates Section 135 of the penal code to align with existing protections under Michigan's newborn safety law, without changing the underlying policy.

Maddy summaryHB 4074 requires Michigan conservation officers to wear body-worn cameras during official duties. This applies specifically to conservation officers (not all law enforcement) while performing their conservation-related responsibilities. The bill mandates compliance with Michigan’s existing Law Enforcement Body-Worn Camera Privacy Act (2017 PA 85) for recording and disclosure of footage. The bill was introduced on February 12, 2025, and referred to the Natural Resources and Tourism Committee for further review.

Maddy summaryHB 4049 allows homeowners in residential areas to keep egg-laying hens on properties of at least 1/4 acre, with specific limits: no more than 5 hens per 1/4 acre (capped at 25 hens total). It makes hen rearing a permitted use under zoning laws, meaning it doesn’t require special approval, though local rules on noise, traffic, or hours can still apply. The bill directly affects residential property owners seeking to raise small numbers of hens for eggs. It requires companion bill HB 4050 to pass first before taking effect.

Maddy summaryHB 4050 amends Michigan's Right to Farm Act to clarify standards for egg-laying hen operations in residential areas. It requires farms to follow "generally accepted agricultural and management practices" (GAAMPs) for odor, waste, and animal care, with complaint investigations requiring on-site inspections within 7 business days. If a farm uses GAAMPs, complaints are dismissed; if not, the farm must submit a 30-day implementation plan for changes. The bill also blocks local ordinances from imposing stricter rules than state GAAMPs, except when cities propose alternative standards after public review and state approval. This directly affects egg farms operating near homes and shapes how communities address farm-related complaints.

Maddy summaryHB 4001 updates Michigan's minimum wage schedule, setting new rates that increase to $12.00 per hour starting February 21, 2025, and reaching $15.00 by 2029. It replaces the previous 2018 law (PA 337) and adds an annual adjustment mechanism: starting in 2019, the wage will rise each January based on Midwest-region inflation data, capped at 3.5% per year. The bill also modifies youth wage rules, allowing employers to pay new workers under 20 a training rate of 75% of the minimum wage for their first 90 days, while prohibiting displacement of existing workers to hire at this lower rate. This directly affects all hourly workers in Michigan covered by state minimum wage laws, including young workers and employers subject to wage requirements.

Maddy summaryHB 4031, the "Female Athletics Integrity of Records (FAIR) Act," requires publicly funded individual sports programs in Michigan to categorize awards, rankings, and records based on competitors' biological sex - not the gender category they compete in. It applies specifically to publicly funded sports events with separate male and female competitions where athletes compete individually. The bill mandates that official records must reflect each athlete's biological sex (defined as innate at conception) regardless of which competition they entered. This policy change affects publicly funded athletic programs organizing separate male/female events, ensuring records align with biological sex as the standard for official outcomes.

Maddy summaryHB 4030 amends Michigan's Youth Employment Standards Act to allow parents or legal guardians of homeschooled minors to issue work permits for their children. The bill changes the definition of "issuing officer" to explicitly include a minor's parent or guardian when the child is educated under Michigan's homeschooling law (MCL 380.1561). This directly affects homeschooled minors under 18 who seek employment, removing the prior requirement for school district authorization. The key mechanism updates the permit process to accommodate homeschooling families, streamlining access to work permits without school district involvement.