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MI SB0513

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/6/2017

Primary Sponsor

Rick Jones

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Origin

Senate

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Prohibits public employers from providing medical, optical, dental, or other fringe benefits to individuals living with public employees unless they are married to the employee, qualify as dependents under federal tax code, or are eligible to inherit under Michigan intestate succession laws.

  • Voids any contract provisions entered after the act's effective date that conflict with these benefit restrictions.

  • Allows existing collective bargaining agreements and contracts that conflict with the restrictions to remain in effect until expiration, amendment, extension, or renewal.

  • Repeals the Public Employee Domestic Partner Benefit Restriction Act of 2011 (2011 PA 297) and reenacts substantially similar provisions to clarify the law following the U.S. Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision on marriage equality.

  • Applies requirements to all public employees to the extent constitutionally permissible, covering state and local government workers, school employees, and public authority personnel.

Legislative Description

Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; medical and fringe benefits; limit to certain relatives and dependents. Creates new act & repeals (See bill).

Public employees and officers: compensation and benefits

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Government Operations

9/6/2017

Committee Referrals

Government Operations9/6/2017

Full Bill Text

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