A bill to amend 2011 PA 152, entitled “Publicly funded health insurance contribution act,” by amending the title and sections 3, 4, and 5 (MCL 15.563, 15.564, and 15.565), section 3 as amended by 2018 PA 477, section 4 as amended by 2013 PA 271, and section 5 as amended by 2013 PA 272, and by adding sections 3a and 4a.
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.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Labor
Reported without amendment
Substitute H-2 offered
by
The substitute passed by voice vote
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
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
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
Discharged from committee
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported without amendment
1. Amend page 3, following line 14, by inserting:
“(4) A public employer shall not increase its contribution to the medical benefit plan of a legislator who becomes a local official after voting on this bill or has other conflict of interests.”.
The amendment failed 17 to 20 (details)
1. Amend page 7, following line 11, by inserting:
“Sec. 5a. A public employer shall provide coverage for fertility diagnostic care, fertility treatment, and standard fertility preservation services, including in-vitro fertilization and standard fertility preservation services.”.
Consideration postponed
1. Amend page 3, following line 14, by inserting:
“(4) A local unit of government that increases local wages above the statewide minimum wage must increase its contribution to the medical benefit plan to 100%.”.
The amendment failed 18 to 20 (details)
1. Amend page 5, following line 4, by inserting:
“(4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), a public employer’s contribution under this section must not exceed the maximum amount small business employers contribute in each applicable year. A public employer that increases its contribution above the maximum amount small business employers contribute in any applicable year must post notice of the increase on its website.”.
The amendment failed 18 to 20 (details)
1. Amend page 5, following line 4, by inserting:
“(4) This section does not apply to an employee who does not comply with federal immigration law or actively enables government censorship in a manner that is contrary to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.”.
The amendment failed 18 to 20 (details)
1. Amend page 7, following line 11, by inserting:
“Sec. 5a. Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, a public employer that is a school district, a public school academy, or an intermediate school district, as those terms are defined in sections 4 to 6 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.4 to 380.6, shall pay 100% of the employees’ medical benefits.”.
The amendment failed 18 to 20 (details)
Passed in the Senate 20 to 18 (details)
