Michigan HB 4017 reduces reporting fines for family farms following a worker death or injury

Original title: Labor: health and safety; penalty for failure to report a death; decrease by the maximum allowable amount if the death occurs to a certain individual on a family farm.

Last action · September 9, 2025: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABORSponsors: Jerry Neyer and 40 others

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What This Bill Would Do

Michigan HB 4017 reduces the civil penalty or fine for s that fail to report a worker death or injury by the maximum amount allowed under federal OSHA adjustment factors. The bill defines family farms based on ownership, workforce composition, and lack of temporary labor camps.

Why it matters

Lowers potential financial penalties for qualifying family-operated agricultural businesses that miss statutory reporting deadlines following workplace accidents involving owners or family members.

Who It Would Affect

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Directly affected

family farm owners

Civil penalties or fines assessed against family farm owners for failing to report a death or injury on the farm are reduced by the maximum amount allowed under federal OSHA penalty adjustment factors.

Directly affected

agricultural employers

Employers operating qualifying family farms are eligible for reduced fines for late reporting of certain workplace incidents.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What qualifies as a family farm under this bill?

A is a sole proprietorship, partnership, or family corporation wholly owned by the operator or family members, where more than 50% of employees were family members over the past 12 months, which never employed more than 9 non-family workers at any one time, and which did not operate a temporary labor camp.

How does the bill change penalties for family farms?

If a death or injury of an owner or family member occurs on a and the employer fails to report it on time, any resulting civil penalty or fine is reduced by the maximum amount allowed under federal OSHA penalty adjustment factors.

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Procedural history

16 actions

Sep 9, 2025SenateCommittee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR
Sep 9, 2025SenateFloor
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
Sep 3, 2025House
transmitted
Sep 3, 2025HouseFloor
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #188 Yeas 80 Nays 25 Excused 0 Not Voting 5
Sep 3, 2025HouseFloor
read a third time
Jul 24, 2025House
placed on third reading

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Jul 24, 2025HouseFloor
substitute (H-2) adopted
Jul 24, 2025HouseFloor
read a second time
Jun 26, 2025House
referred to second reading
Jun 26, 2025HouseCommittee
reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2)
Mar 13, 2025House
recommendation concurred in
Mar 13, 2025HouseCommittee
reported with recommendation for referral to Committee on Rules
Jan 16, 2025House
bill electronically reproduced 01/15/2025
Jan 15, 2025HouseCommittee
referred to Committee on Agriculture
Jan 15, 2025HouseIntroduced
read a first time
Jan 15, 2025HouseIntroduced
introduced by Representative Rep. Jerry Neyer

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