2025 House Bill 4485

Retirement: county employees; employment of retirant in a county sheriff's office; allow without forfeiting retirement allowance.

A bill to amend 1851 PA 156, entitled “An act to define the powers and duties of the county boards of commissioners of the several counties, and to confer upon them certain local, administrative and legislative powers; and to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act,” by amending section 12a (MCL 46.12a), as amended by 2017 PA 204.

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AI Analysis – Experimental

Amends the powers of Michigan county boards to provide insurance and retirement benefits for county employees, with provisions for self-insurance, retirement annuities, military service credit, and compliance with the protecting local government retirement and benefits act.

Introduced in the House

May 8, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Kelly Breen (D-21) and 34 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Matt Bierlein (R-97), David Martin (R-68), Joey Andrews (D-38), Pat Outman (R-91), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Doug Wozniak (R-59), John Roth (R-104), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), Tim Kelly (R-93), Mike McFall (D-14), Matt Koleszar (D-22), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Stephanie Young (D-16), Regina Weiss (D-5), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Kara Hope (D-74), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Julie Rogers (D-41), Donavan McKinney (D-11), Joe Tate (D-9), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Helena Scott (D-8), Karen Whitsett (D-4), Stephen Wooden (D-81), Morgan Foreman (D-33), Veronica Paiz (D-10), Carol Glanville (D-84), Luke Meerman (R-89), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Reggie Miller (D-31), Ken Borton (R-105), Tom Kunse (R-100) and Alabas Farhat (D-3)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations