Introduced
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To require legislators to pay at least 25 percent of the health insurance benefits they are provided while in office. Note: In addition to these benefits, legislators who are in office for at least six years are eligible for full post-retirement health coverage beginning at age 55. The Senate Fiscal Agency reports that the average "family plan" coverage of former legislators costs the state $22,000 per year. Over the past several years both the House and Senate have <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/SearchLegislation.aspx?Results=50&StartDate=1%2F1%2F2001&EndDate=12%2F31%2F2011&Keywords=legislator+health+benefit+55">passed bills</a> limiting these benefits, but have never both passed the same bill and sent it on to the Governor.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight, Reform, and Ethics
