Public Act 25 of 2011

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• Introduced in the House on January 25, 2011, to prohibit Detroit police and fire unions from bargaining in contract negotiations over whether a retiree is selected to represent retired employees on the pension board. The unions have sued to stop the appointment of a retire on the board; there have extensive allegations of corruption related to this board. More details on this issue can be found in the House Fiscal Agency summary of 2009 House Bill 4917.
  • Referred to the House Oversight, Reform, and Ethics Committee on January 25, 2011.
    • Reported in the House on February 8, 2011, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pas.
• Passed 84 to 24 in the House on February 10, 2011, to prohibit Detroit police and fire unions from bargaining in contract negotiations over whether a retiree is selected to represent retired employees on the pension board. The unions have sued to stop the appointment of a retire on the board; there have extensive allegations of corruption related to this board. More details on this issue can be found in the House Fiscal Agency analysis.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on February 16, 2011.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on February 16, 2011.
    • Reported in the Senate on April 12, 2011, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on April 14, 2011, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on April 14, 2011.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on April 14, 2011, to prohibit Detroit police and fire unions from bargaining in contract negotiations over whether a retiree is selected to represent retired employees on the pension board. The unions have sued to stop the appointment of a retire on the board; there have extensive allegations of corruption related to this board. More details on this issue can be found in the House Fiscal Agency analysis.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on April 14, 2011.
• Passed 84 to 24 in the House on April 26, 2011.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on May 10, 2011.