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HB 6137

Public employees and officers: compensation and benefits; cross-reference to publicly funded health insurance contribution act; eliminate. Amends sec. 15b of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.215b).

2023-2024 Regular Session Introduced by Penelope Tsernoglou and 1 co-sponsor

Michigan bill removes health insurance contribution cross-reference from public employee compensation law, potentially altering health benefit requirements for state and local government workers.

bill electronically reproduced 11/14/2024
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Bill Summary · HB 6137

Legislative bill overview

HB 6137 amends Michigan's Public Employee Compensation Act by removing a cross-reference to the Publicly Funded Health Insurance Contribution Act. The bill eliminates language linking public employee compensation provisions to health insurance contribution requirements, effectively decoupling these two regulatory frameworks.

Why is this important

This change affects how Michigan's compensation rules for public employees relate to health insurance obligations. Depending on the specific cross-reference being removed, this could alter the application of health insurance contribution requirements to public sector workers or clarify the scope of existing compensation rules.

Potential points of contention

  • Unintended consequences: Removing regulatory cross-references can create unintended gaps or overlaps in coverage; stakeholders need clarity on whether health insurance contributions will still apply to public employees under other provisions
  • Public employee protections: Labor advocates may worry the change reduces protections or clarity around employee benefits, while fiscal conservatives may see it as streamlining redundant regulations
  • Scope ambiguity: Without seeing the specific cross-referenced language, it's unclear whether this eliminates health insurance requirements entirely, modifies them, or simply reorganizes how they're legally structured

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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