2018 House Bill 6475 / Public Act 674

Place negotiated State Police pension reform in statute

Introduced in the House

Nov. 7, 2018

Introduced by Rep. Thomas Albert (R-86)

To codify State Police pension system reforms for employees hired after June, 2012. The bill would place in statute reforms adopted in a 2012 contact, which include limits on pension spiking with overtime and other pay supplements, final pay amount benefit calculations, minimum age to begin collecting benefits, elimination of a "deferred retirement" scheme that lets officers collect both salaries and pension benefits for several years before retiring, increased employee contributions, revisions to annual employer contribution calculations and more.

Referred to the Committee on Financial Liability Reform

Nov. 28, 2018

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 4, 2018

Substitute offered by Rep. Laura Cox (R-19)

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

Dec. 6, 2018

Passed in the House 107 to 2 (details)

Received in the Senate

Dec. 11, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Dec. 13, 2018

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 20, 2018

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To codify State Police pension system reforms for employees hired after June, 2012. The bill would place in statute reforms adopted in a 2012 contact, which include limits on pension spiking with overtime and other pay supplements, final pay amount benefit calculations, minimum age to begin collecting benefits, elimination of a "deferred retirement" scheme that lets officers collect both salaries and pension benefits for several years before retiring, increased employee contributions, revisions to annual employer contribution calculations and more.

Received in the House

Dec. 21, 2018

Passed in the House 104 to 1 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 28, 2018