2011 Senate Bill 7: Mandate 20 percent government employee health benefit contributionPublic Act 152 of 2011
Introduced by Sen. Mark Jansen R-Cutlerville on January 19, 2011
To require government employees to contribute at least 20 percent toward the cost of any health care benefits provided by their employer, with a number of exceptions and exemptions (most local governments could waive the requirement with a two-thirds vote of their governing body). This "80/20" cap would be less if the benefit is in the form of a Health Savings Account.
Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing Committee on January 19, 2011
Reported in the Senate on April 14, 2011
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered in the Senate on May 12, 2011
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 in the Senate on May 12, 2011
Amendment offered by Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood D-Taylor on May 18, 2011
To revise the definition of what precisely the 20 percent employee contribution would apply to, in a way that would mean governments and school districts may have to pay more than 80 percent.
Substitute offered by Sen. Mark Jansen R-Cutlerville on May 18, 2011
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 in the Senate on May 18, 2011
Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren D-Ann Arbor on May 18, 2011
To tie-bar the bill to Senate Joint Resolution M, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that constitutional amendment does also. If placed on the ballot by two-thirds of the legislature and approved by voters, SJR M would repeal a constitutional provision allowing earmarked tax and other revenue in the state School Aid Fund to pay for higher education and school employee pensions, instead limiting SAF money to just K-12 public school budgets.
Amendment offered by Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood D-Taylor on May 18, 2011
To revise the definition of what precisely the 20 percent employee contribution would apply to, in a way that would mean government and school employees would have to pay less.
Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren D-Ann Arbor on May 18, 2011
To extend to school districts the same option the bill provides for local governments to waive its proposed 20 percent employee copay requirement with a two-thirds vote of the school board.
Amendment offered by Sen. John Gleason D-Flushing on May 18, 2011
To require school districts and local governments to pay 100 percent of the health benefit cost for an employee whose adjusted gross income is below 175 percent of the official poverty level (approximately $38,500 for a family of four).
Amendment offered by Sen. Glenn Anderson D-Westland 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.
Amendment offered by Sen. Howard Walker R-Traverse City on May 18, 2011
To prohibit a school district or local government from providing an employee health insurance benefit plan that costs more than $13,000 per employee on average.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on May 18, 2011
Amendment offered by Sen. Judy Emmons R-Sheridan on May 18, 2011
To move bac the effective date of the bill to Jan. 1, 2012.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 18, 2011
To require government employees to contribute at least 20 percent toward the cost of any health care benefits provided by their employer, with a number of exceptions and exemptions (most local governments could waive the requirement with a two-thirds vote of their governing body). This amount would be reduced if the benefit is in the form of a Health Savings Account.
Received in the House on May 18, 2011
Referred to the House Oversight, Reform, and Ethics Committee on May 18, 2011
Reported in the House on June 30, 2011
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-6) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered in the House on June 30, 2011
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that authorizes either a dollar-amount cap on government employee insurance benefits, or requires employees to pay at least 20 percent.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on June 30, 2011
Amendment offered by Rep. Lisa Brown D-West Bloomfield on June 30, 2011
To allow school boards to waive the bill's requirements with a two-thirds vote.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 30, 2011
To prohibit the state, local governments, public schools, colleges and universities from providing employee health insurance benefits whose premiums cost more that $5,500 for a single person, $11,000 for a couple and $15,000 for a family plan (indexed to the "medical price index"), or alternatively, require employees contribute at least 20 percent toward the cost. Most local governments but not schools could waive the requirements with a two-thirds vote of their governing body.
Received in the Senate on July 13, 2011
Received in the House on July 27, 2011
To prohibit the state, local governments, public schools, colleges and universities from providing employee health insurance benefits whose premiums cost more than $5,500 for a single person, $11,000 for a couple and $15,000 for a family plan (indexed to the "medical price index"), or alternatively, require employees to contribute at least 20 percent toward the cost. Most local governments but not schools could waive the requirements with a two-thirds vote of their governing body. This vote is for a House-Senate conference report that fine-tunes some details.
Received in the Senate on August 24, 2011
Motion in the Senate on August 24, 2011
To give the bill immediate effect.
Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on September 24, 2011