2017 House Bill 5311

Establish funding requirements for municipal employee retirement benefits

Introduced in the House

Nov. 30, 2017

Introduced by Rep. Thomas Albert (R-86)

To accelerate by one year the sunset on a law passed in 2012 to allow local governments to borrow money to cover unfunded employee pension liabilities, which is allowed only if the local has closed its traditional “defined benefit” pension system to new employees. The law also allows locals to incur long term debt to pay for future retiree health insurance costs, which unlike pensions are not legally enforceable obligations. This law is currently set to expire at the end of 2018. See also House Bill 5298.

Referred to the Committee on Michigan Competitiveness

Dec. 5, 2017

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Dec. 13, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Michigan Competitiveness