2015 House Bill 4200

Ban most government employees “severance pay” deals

Introduced in the House

Feb. 17, 2015

Introduced by Rep. Patrick Somerville (R-23)

To prohibit the state, schools or local governments from providing severance pay for government employees and contractors, with some exceptions. The same bill was introduced in the previous legislature after news broke of a questionable “severance pay” check delivered to a political appointee hired by Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano.

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy