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2012 Senate Bill 1293: Repeal BCBS tax exemption; regulate like regular health insurer (Senate Roll Call 725)
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Passed 33 to 4 in the Senate on October 17, 2012, 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 programs.
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The vote was 33 in favor, 4 against, and 1 not voting.
(Senate Roll Call 725)

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Against Against
Not Voting Not Voting
Undecided
Democrat
91991%
8928%
1000%
12 total votes
Republican
841684%
118911%
3973%
26 total votes

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Repeal BCBS tax exemption; regulate like regular health insurer

IN FAVOR

SENATE DEMOCRATS

Anderson (D)Bieda (D)Gleason (D)Gregory (D)Hood (D)
Hopgood (D)Johnson (D)Smith (D)Warren (D)Whitmer (D)
Young (D)    

SENATE REPUBLICANS

Booher (R)Brandenburg (R)Casperson (R)Emmons (R)Hansen (R)
Hildenbrand (R)Hune (R)Jones (R)Kahn (R)Kowall (R)
Marleau (R)Meekhof (R)Moolenaar (R)Nofs (R)Pappageorge (R)
Pavlov (R)Proos (R)Richardville (R)Robertson (R)Rocca (R)
Schuitmaker (R)Walker (R)   

AGAINST

SENATE DEMOCRATS

Hunter (D)

SENATE REPUBLICANS

Caswell (R)Colbeck (R)Jansen (R)

SENATE LEGISLATORS WHO DID NOT VOTE

Green (R)

SENATE LEGISLATORS ALL VOTES

Y    Anderson (D)Y    Bieda (D)Y    Booher (R)Y    Brandenburg (R)Y    Casperson (R)
  n  Caswell (R)  n  Colbeck (R)Y    Emmons (R)Y    Gleason (D)  -  Green (R)
Y    Gregory (D)Y    Hansen (R)Y    Hildenbrand (R)Y    Hood (D)Y    Hopgood (D)
Y    Hune (R)  n  Hunter (D)  n  Jansen (R)Y    Johnson (D)Y    Jones (R)
Y    Kahn (R)Y    Kowall (R)Y    Marleau (R)Y    Meekhof (R)Y    Moolenaar (R)
Y    Nofs (R)Y    Pappageorge (R)Y    Pavlov (R)Y    Proos (R)Y    Richardville (R)
Y    Robertson (R)Y    Rocca (R)Y    Schuitmaker (R)Y    Smith (D)Y    Walker (R)
Y    Warren (D)Y    Whitmer (D)Y    Young (D)  

Senate Roll Call 725 on 2012 Senate Bill 1293

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