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.

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

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.

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

To move bac the effective date of the bill to Jan. 1, 2012.

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.

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-6) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

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.

To allow school boards to waive the bill's requirements with a two-thirds vote.

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.

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.

To give the bill immediate effect.