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2010 Senate Bill 1226: State employee early retirement package (Senate Roll Call 462)
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Passed 20 to 14 in the Senate on September 23, 2010, to increase by 6.7 percent the pension benefits of high-seniority state employees who retire this year. Also, to increase by 3 percent contributions remaining state employees make to their post-retirement benefits, but only for three years. The money would not bolster underfunded pension funds, but go to retiree health benefits. The bill would also prohibit a "double dipping" scheme where "retired" state employees collect pensions and also get paid as a contract employee.
View All of Senate Bill 1226: History, Amendments & Comments 

The vote was 20 in favor, 14 against, and 4 not voting.
(Senate Roll Call 462)

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Vote
In Favor In Favor
Against Against
Not Voting Not Voting
Undecided
Republican
901090%
1000%
9919%
22 total votes
Democrat
1000%
871387%
128812%
16 total votes

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State employee early retirement package

IN FAVOR

SENATE DEMOCRATS
none

SENATE REPUBLICANS

Allen (R)Birkholz (R)Bishop (R)Brown (R)Cassis (R)
Cropsey (R)George (R)Gilbert (R)Hardiman (R)Jansen (R)
Jelinek (R)Kahn (R)Kuipers (R)McManus (R)Nofs (R)
Pappageorge (R)Richardville (R)Sanborn (R)Stamas (R)Van Woerkom (R)

AGAINST

SENATE DEMOCRATS

Anderson (D)Barcia (D)Basham (D)Brater (D)Cherry (D)
Clark-Coleman (D)Clarke (D)Gleason (D)Hunter (D)Jacobs (D)
Olshove (D)Prusi (D)Scott (D)Whitmer (D) 

SENATE REPUBLICANS
none

SENATE LEGISLATORS WHO DID NOT VOTE

Garcia (R)Patterson (R)Switalski (D)Thomas (D)

SENATE LEGISLATORS ALL VOTES

Y    Allen (R)  n  Anderson (D)  n  Barcia (D)  n  Basham (D)Y    Birkholz (R)
Y    Bishop (R)  n  Brater (D)Y    Brown (R)Y    Cassis (R)  n  Cherry (D)
  n  Clark-Coleman (D)  n  Clarke (D)Y    Cropsey (R)  -  Garcia (R)Y    George (R)
Y    Gilbert (R)  n  Gleason (D)Y    Hardiman (R)  n  Hunter (D)  n  Jacobs (D)
Y    Jansen (R)Y    Jelinek (R)Y    Kahn (R)Y    Kuipers (R)Y    McManus (R)
Y    Nofs (R)  n  Olshove (D)Y    Pappageorge (R)  -  Patterson (R)  n  Prusi (D)
Y    Richardville (R)Y    Sanborn (R)  n  Scott (D)Y    Stamas (R)  -  Switalski (D)
  -  Thomas (D)Y    Van Woerkom (R)  n  Whitmer (D)  

Senate Roll Call 462 on 2010 Senate Bill 1226

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Comments

1) Re: 2010 Senate Bill 1226 (Senate state employee pension reform package )  by timetothink on October 16, 2012 

 We as an average citizen keep loosing our retirement and the state government start complaining if there is any change in theirs.  A 6. something is great as we with social security get a 1 percent raise and then it is taken away by Medicare/medicaid.........Go figure.  Great place to work if for the government in an office!!


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2) Re: 2010 Senate Bill 1226 (Senate state employee pension reform package )  by victor88 on September 27, 2012 
This package is so important to a lot people that want to retire. I hope this will benefit the people so much. Their whole retirement is depending on this. windows orlando

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3) Re: 2010 Senate Bill 1226 (Senate state employee pension reform package )  by kinito on April 16, 2012 
These state and federal employees are lucky to get a pension! I am a doctor of 20 years, and have to keep practicing for 5 years or 60 to get SS and medicare and hope its still there.

rubias - pisos

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