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- Introduced by Sen. Wayne Kuipers (R) on January 29, 2009, to establish a graduated post-retirement health insurance for Supreme Court and Appeals Court judges, the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretaries of State, Attorney Generals, Auditor General, and State Court Administrator, in which the size of the benefit depends on how many years they were on the government payroll.
- Referred to the Senate Government Operations and Reform Committee on January 29, 2009.
- Referred to the Senate Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing Committee on January 26, 2010.
- Reported in the Senate on February 24, 2010, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the Senate on February 24, 2010, to adopt a version that prospectively eliminates the post-retirement benefits. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on February 24, 2010.
- Passed 27 to 11 in the Senate on February 24, 2010, to end post-retirement health insurance benefits for future Supreme Court and Appeals Court judges, Governors, Lieutenant Governors, Secretaries of State, Attorney Generals, Auditor Generals, and State Court Administrators (ones first elected or appointed after Nov. 1, 2010).
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the House on February 24, 2010.
- Referred to the House Government Operations Committee on February 24, 2010.
- Reported in the House on March 23, 2010, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Referred to the House Government Operations Committee on February 24, 2010.
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1) Re: 2009 Senate Bill 132 (Revise governor pension benefits ) by gypsy on February 25, 2010In general, a pension is an arrangement to provide people with an income when they are no longer earning a regular income from employment.
Hope that helps.
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As a taxpayer who 'contributes' to this pension, and is a retired non-union non- government employee, I have a question.
What is a pension????
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Senators Cherry, Jacobs, Switalski, Scott, Brater and Clark-Coleman, under their constitutional right of protest (Art. 4, Sec. 18), protested against the passage of Senate Bill No. 132.
Senator Cherry’s statement, in which Senators Jacobs, Switalski, Scott, Brater and Clark-Coleman concurred, is as follows:
This bill that we just passed included eliminating health care benefits for Appeals Court and Supreme Court judges. I believe since those folks are not term limited and can work an unlimited number of years, they certainly deserve to have health care. So I voted “no” specifically for that reason.
While I believe that we should be understanding that we could be providing, as we have talked about today, some kind of a rating service in terms of the amount of money that people pay for their health care benefits, I really believe that when people are there and term limits are not in effect for those offices, we should not be eliminating their benefits.
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