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2011 Senate Bill 7: Mandate 20 percent government employee health benefit contribution (Senate Roll Call 213)
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Amendment offered by Sen. Glenn Anderson (D) on May 18, 2011, to tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4081, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4081 would end the post-retirement health care insurance coverage provided to legislators, but only for those who were not in office after Jan. 30, 2009. The amendment failed 17 to 20 in the Senate on May 18, 2011.
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The vote was 17 in favor, 20 against, and 1 not voting.
(Senate Roll Call 213)

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Vote
In Favor In Favor
Against Against
Not Voting Not Voting
Undecided
Democrat
831783%
8928%
8928%
12 total votes
Republican
267426%
732773%
1000%
26 total votes

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The amendment

IN FAVOR

SENATE DEMOCRATS

Anderson (D)Bieda (D)Gleason (D)Gregory (D)Hood (D)
Hopgood (D)Hunter (D)Johnson (D)Warren (D)Whitmer (D)

SENATE REPUBLICANS

Caswell (R)Green (R)Hansen (R)Hildenbrand (R)Nofs (R)
Rocca (R)Schuitmaker (R)   

AGAINST

SENATE DEMOCRATS

Smith (D)

SENATE REPUBLICANS

Booher (R)Brandenburg (R)Casperson (R)Colbeck (R)Emmons (R)
Hune (R)Jansen (R)Jones (R)Kahn (R)Kowall (R)
Marleau (R)Meekhof (R)Moolenaar (R)Pappageorge (R)Pavlov (R)
Proos (R)Richardville (R)Robertson (R)Walker (R) 

SENATE LEGISLATORS WHO DID NOT VOTE

Young (D)

SENATE LEGISLATORS ALL VOTES

Y    Anderson (D)Y    Bieda (D)  n  Booher (R)  n  Brandenburg (R)  n  Casperson (R)
Y    Caswell (R)  n  Colbeck (R)  n  Emmons (R)Y    Gleason (D)Y    Green (R)
Y    Gregory (D)Y    Hansen (R)Y    Hildenbrand (R)Y    Hood (D)Y    Hopgood (D)
  n  Hune (R)Y    Hunter (D)  n  Jansen (R)Y    Johnson (D)  n  Jones (R)
  n  Kahn (R)  n  Kowall (R)  n  Marleau (R)  n  Meekhof (R)  n  Moolenaar (R)
Y    Nofs (R)  n  Pappageorge (R)  n  Pavlov (R)  n  Proos (R)  n  Richardville (R)
  n  Robertson (R)Y    Rocca (R)Y    Schuitmaker (R)  n  Smith (D)  n  Walker (R)
Y    Warren (D)Y    Whitmer (D)  -  Young (D)  

Senate Roll Call 213 on The amendment

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Comments

1) Re: 2011 Senate Bill 7 (Mandate 20 percent government employee health benefit contribution )  by denestu on March 17, 2013 
Health insurance helps people afford the cost of quality health care, for example for a nighthawk radiology clinic. It's one of the most valued benefits an employer can offer to his workforce. In most cases, an employer will not pay the entire cost of an employee's insurance. Just how much and how that effects employer and employee varies from situation to situation.

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2) Re: 2011 Senate Bill 7 (Mandate 20 percent government employee health benefit contribution )  by trichie on October 8, 2012 
I'm not sure the additional contribution is such a good idea. I'm more for having people take of their health with eating the right food and exercise. If they have less in medical bills they should see less in health cost. Michigan coverage

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3) Re: 2011 Senate Bill 7 (Mandate 20 percent government employee health benefit contribution )  by jimmy92 on September 22, 2012 
Well as a Michigan resident, I definite hope they indicate how lots of and which drugs they will be testing for, since I am definite the more drugs they check for, the higher the cost, so it will effect my decision to apply if I'll must pay for it when it comes back negative for drugs Florida Medicare Supplement... I am a broke college child trying to survive, losing weight every day because I cannot afford food. But I guess that is what I get for growing up poor. After all, Republicans blame me for it anyway. Guess I should've died at birth like I was one time supposed to. Thanks for the confidence boost!

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