Small business victories and accomplishments in the last session
As lawmakers get ready for the 2019-20 session it is important to take a quick look back at the small business victories and accomplishments in the session just ended. Some of these involved passing pro-small business legislation and some were more about stopping bad ideas that would have made running your business more difficult. There are also situations where we didn’t win, but we were able to make a bad policy better than what was originally proposed. Click on the victory headline to learn more about the issue:
2018
Small Business Changes to Paid Sick Leave – Minimum Wage Mandates
No State Rules Stricter than Federal
ID Theft Mandate on Small Business Stopped
Local Meddling in Vocational Training Stopped
Stop Unfair Competition from Local Government
Eliminate Weigh Station Penalties for Small Trucks
New Agency Watchdog Group Includes Small Business
Health Insurance Claims Tax Ended!
Medicaid Work Requirement Passed!
Michigan’s Wasteful Prevailing Wage Law Repealed!
Legislation to End Annual Filing Requirement Now Law
Trial Lawyer “Double Dipping” Stopped
Promote Broadband Access by Limiting Government Fees
No More Local Interference in Hiring
Federal Tax Relief Carried Through in State Tax Changes
Accelerating the Sales Tax on the Difference Deduction
2017
More Government Employee Benefit Reforms Passed!
Another Sales Tax on Services Attempt Thwarted!
Local Sales Taxes on Food and Soft Drinks Halted!
Government Employee Pension Reforms Passed!
