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Senate Roll Call 727 on
2012 Senate Bill 1294: Repeal BCBS tax exemption; regulate like regular health insurer

Passed 33 to 4 in the Senate on October 17, 2012.
See Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No".

To convert Blue Cross Blue Shield into a “nonprofit mutual insurance company” (technically "owned" by the policy holders), make it subject to the same regulations as regular health insurers, and no longer exempt BCBS from state and local taxes. The bill requires BCBS to spend $1.5 billion in accumulated reserves over 18 years to augment government health welfare program.

View the rest of Senate Bill 1294: History, Amendments & Comments

Vote

In Favor

Against

Not Voting

Undecided

Democrat

	91%
	8%
	0%

12 total votes

Republican

	84%
	11%
	3%

26 total votes

Add to your scorecard as In Favor or Against (select a scorecard)

IN FAVOR

SENATE DEMOCRATS

SENATE REPUBLICANS

Brandenburg (R)

Hildenbrand (R)

Pappageorge (R)

Richardville (R)

Schuitmaker (R)

AGAINST

SENATE DEMOCRATS

SENATE REPUBLICANS

SENATE LEGISLATORS WHO DID NOT VOTE

SENATE LEGISLATORS ORDERED BY NAME

Y Anderson (D-6)

Y Booher (R-35)

Y Brandenburg (R-11)

Y Casperson (R-38)

n Caswell (R-16)

n Colbeck (R-7)

Y Emmons (R-33)

Y Gleason (D-27)

Y Gregory (D-14)

Y Hansen (R-34)

Y Hildenbrand (R-29)

Y Hopgood (D-8)

n Jansen (R-28)

Y Johnson (D-2)

Y Kowall (R-15)

Y Marleau (R-12)

Y Meekhof (R-30)

Y Moolenaar (R-36)

Y Pappageorge (R-13)

Y Pavlov (R-25)

Y Richardville (R-17)

Y Robertson (R-26)

Y Schuitmaker (R-20)

Y Walker (R-37)

Y Warren (D-18)

Y Whitmer (D-23)

Senate Roll Call 727 on 2012 Senate Bill 1294

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