Welfare, Medicaid and Social Services

2009 House Bill 5542 (Create state Medicaid inspector general )

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Introduced in the House on October 22, 2009

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2009 House Bill 5570 (Limit certain government pension award formulas )

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Introduced in the House on October 29, 2009

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2009 House Bill 5323 (Place "Brass Roots" plaque on Capitol grounds )

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Introduced in the House on September 9, 2009

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2009 House Bill 4813 (Gibr state employee pension increase )

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Introduced in the House on April 21, 2009

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2007 Senate Bill 689 (State employment early retirement )

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Introduced in the Senate on August 22, 2007, to increase the pension benefits of state employees whose age and years of employment add up to at least 75 and who retire between Nov. 1, 2007 and Dec. 31, 2007 (or later for some employees). The bill would increase the multiplier used to calculate the retirement benefits of these employees from 1.5 percent to 1.75 percent, which would increase the cash portion of their pension benefits by 16.7 percent

The vote was 21 in favor, 16 opposed and 1 not voting

(Senate Roll Call 284 at Senate Journal 80)

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2009 House Bill 4708 (Increase “working poor” Medicaid subsidies for households up to $75,000 )

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Introduced in the House on March 26, 2009

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2009 House Bill 4527 (401k type pension for new school employees )

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Introduced in the House on March 10, 2009

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2008 House Bill 5930 (Replace certain welfare services with vouchers )

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Introduced in the House on March 20, 2008

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2009 House Bill 4577 (Increase school employee pensions )

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Introduced in the House on March 12, 2009

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2009 House Bill 4159 (Revise adoption subsidy qualifications )

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Introduced in the House on February 4, 2009, to revise qualifications and procedures on state adoption subsidies, to bring them in line with federal requirements

The vote was 104 in favor, 0 opposed and 6 not voting

(House Roll Call 30 at House Journal 0)

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2003 House Bill 4476 (Encourage coordination of respite services)

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Introduced in the House on March 27, 2003, to establish a “Michigan Lifespan Respite Services Program” in the Department of Community Health, to develop and encourage statewide coordination of respite services with community-based private agencies, public agencies, and interested citizen groups

The vote was 106 in favor, 1 opposed and 2 not voting

(House Roll Call 74 at House Journal 16)

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2008 House Bill 5640 (Allow certain ATV users on non-designated trail )

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Introduced in the House on January 17, 2008

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2008 House Bill 5931 (Establish welfare worker liability for false statements )

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Introduced in the House on March 20, 2008

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2008 Senate Bill 1509 (Exempt old and poor from “bad driver fees” )

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Introduced in the Senate on September 18, 2008

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2007 House Bill 4530 (Balance budget with reduced school pension fund contribution )

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Introduced in the House on March 22, 2007, to allow a one-time revision in the formula used by the school employee pension fund to determine how large an annual state contribution is required to cover part of the liability created by promising school employees a defined level of annual post-retirement pension benefits in the years ahead. One of the elements in actuarial liability projections is the value of equities (stocks) in the pension fund’s portfolio, and the usual practice in determining the required annual contribution is to use a five-year moving average of their value, to account for market fluctuations. The bill would allow a one-year average, which given a strong stock market in the past year, has the effect of reducing the state contribution by $190 million less than the true actuarially sound amount, under generally accepted accounting principles. Also, to allow a one-time only “interest only” pension contribution, which is $93 million less than the true actuarially sound amount. The bill is part of Gov. Granholm’s plan to close a gap between desired spending and expected revenues in Fiscal Year 2006-2007 (and this element has also been adopted in a Senate Republican plan to close the gap)

The vote was 107 in favor, 1 opposed and 2 not voting

(House Roll Call 94 at House Journal 35)

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2007 House Bill 4571 (Increase certain state employee pensions )

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Introduced in the House on April 5, 2007

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2007 House Bill 4425 (Authorize judges pension supplement )

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Introduced in the House on March 8, 2007

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2008 House Bill 6500 (Revise government pension fund investment rules )

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Introduced in the House on September 24, 2008, to revise the investment rules for state and municipal pension funds. The bill would increase from 5 percent to 10 percent the amount the funds can invest in real estate investment trusts (REIT), and increase from 15 percent to 30 percent the allowable amount in "derivatives." Municipal pension investements in non-publicly traded private equity firms would be capped at 5 to 15 percent depending on the size of the fund, but there would be no cap on the amount of state funds in these. The state could increase "investments not otherwise qualified" under specific provisions from 20 percent to 25 percent

The vote was 55 in favor, 47 opposed and 8 not voting

(House Roll Call 868 at House Journal 85)

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2008 House Bill 5757 (Increase Medicaid false claim penalty )

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Introduced in the House on February 19, 2008, to add a civil fine of at least $5,000 and up to $10,000 to the existing penalty for making a false Medicaid claim, which is triple the damages suffered by the state for the false claim. The bill would also prohibit using a false record or statement to conceal, avoid, or decrease an obligation to make a payment to the state related to a Medicaid claim

The vote was 105 in favor, 0 opposed and 5 not voting

(House Roll Call 175 at House Journal 26)

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2008 Senate Bill 1300 (Limit certain social security disability attorney fees )

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Introduced in the Senate on May 7, 2008

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2007 House Bill 4257 (Revise delinquent property tax fee details )

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Introduced in the House on February 13, 2007, to slightly relax certain deadlines in a provision of the state property tax law that allows the deferral of delinquent property tax fees for back taxes owed on the principle residence of certain individuals, including senior citizens, the disabled, etc

The vote was 103 in favor, 0 opposed and 7 not voting

(House Roll Call 9 at House Journal 6)

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2007 Senate Bill 204 (Establish priority of Medicaid estate recovery program claims )

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Introduced in the Senate on February 15, 2007, to make eligible and give priority to claims from a proposed Medicaid estate recovery program upon the estate of deceased person who had more debts than assets. Medicaid estate recovery is a program in which the cost of services provided to Medicaid recipients (most often nursing home or long-term care services) may be recovered from the person’s estate after death. See Senate Bill 374

The vote was 24 in favor, 14 opposed and 0 not voting

(Senate Roll Call 335 at Senate Journal 90)

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2008 House Bill 5885 (Exempt seniors from “driver responsibility fees” )

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Introduced in the House on March 12, 2008

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2008 Senate Bill 1384 (Revise school disability payments )

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Introduced in the Senate on June 17, 2008

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2008 House Bill 6118 (Revise government pension management details )

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Introduced in the House on May 14, 2008

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