Bill Text: MI HB4529 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; contribution to health care costs for legislators; require. Creates new act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-13 - Printed Bill Filed 04/13/2011 [HB4529 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2011-HB4529-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 4529

 

April 12, 2011, Introduced by Reps. Callton and Opsommer and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

 

     A bill to establish the terms on which health benefits may be

 

provided to legislators.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the

 

"legislative health benefits act".

 

     Sec. 2. As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Health coverage" means hospital, medical-surgical,

 

dental, optical, and hearing insurance benefits.

 

     (b) "Legislator" means a person duly elected and serving in

 

the house of representatives or senate of this state.

 

     Sec. 3. This state shall pay not more than 80% of the costs of

 

any health coverage it provides to a legislator during the

 

legislator's term of office.

 

     Enacting section 1. This act takes effect January 1, 2013.