2024 House Bill 6058

Public employees and officers: compensation and benefits; public employer contribution to medical benefit plan; modify.

A bill to amend 2011 PA 152, entitled “Publicly funded health insurance contribution act,” by amending sections 3 and 4 (MCL 15.563 and 15.564), section 3 as amended by 2018 PA 477 and section 4 as amended by 2013 PA 271.

AI Analysis – Experimental

The bill revises public employer contributions to employee health plans, setting new maximums and requiring at least 80% coverage of costs from 2025, with annual adjustments based on inflation or a fixed percentage.

Introduced in the House

Nov. 12, 2024

Introduced by Rep. Mai Xiong (D-13) and 9 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Betsy Coffia (D-103), Veronica Paiz (D-11), Dylan Wegela (D-26), Kristian Grant (D-82), Regina Weiss (D-6) and Helena Scott (D-7)

Referred to the Committee on Labor

Dec. 5, 2024

Reported without amendment

Dec. 13, 2024

Substitute H-2 offered by Rep. Mai Xiong (D-13)

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Mai Xiong (D-13)

1. Amend page 4, line 10, after “on” by striking out “the” and inserting “any”.

2. Amend page 4, line 11, after the first “the” by striking out the balance of the line through “Statistics,” on line 14 and inserting “average of the Michigan health insurance rates, as approved by the department of insurance and financial services,”.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Mai Xiong (D-13)

1. Amend page 3, line 21, after “not” by striking out “less” and inserting “more”.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 56 to 0 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote