2013 House Bill 5097 / 2014 Public Act 322

Exempt public safety employees from ban on certain automatic pay hikes

Introduced in the House

Oct. 23, 2013

Introduced by Rep. John Walsh (R-19)

To exempt law enforcement and fire department employees from a <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2011-HB-4152">2011 law</a> that banned automatic seniority-based automatic pay hikes for individual government employees (“step increases”) during the time when a government employee union contract has expired and no replacement has been negotiated. Specifically, the bill would exempt public safety workers covered by a 1969 compulsory arbitration law.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce

March 12, 2014

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Sept. 23, 2014

Amendment offered by Rep. Gretchen Driskell (D-52)

To revise the <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2011-HB-4152">2011 law</a> banning no-contract "step increases" to allow government employees to be granted up to six months worth of retroactive increases when there has been no contract and one is finally signed.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. John Walsh (R-19)

To authorize public safety exceptions to the no-contract "step increase" ban that applies to other government employees if this is imposed by a contract impasse binding arbitration panel.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Sept. 24, 2014

Passed in the House 97 to 12 (details)

Received in the Senate

Sept. 30, 2014

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Oct. 2, 2014

Passed in the Senate 25 to 12 (details)

To exempt law enforcement and fire department employees from a <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2011-HB-4152">2011 law</a> that banned automatic seniority-based automatic pay hikes for individual government employees (“step increases”) during the time when a government employee union contract has expired and no replacement has been negotiated. Specifically, the bill would exempt public safety workers covered by a 1969 compulsory arbitration law.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Oct. 15, 2014