2014 House Bill 5478 / Public Act 228

Reorganize workers comp self-insurance trust fund

Introduced in the House

April 29, 2014

Introduced by Rep. Joseph Graves (R-51)

To replace an existing state “self-insurers' security fund” for covering worker's compensation insurance benefits from a private self-insurer that becomes insolvent with a new “private employer group self-insurers security fund,” starting in 2019. This fund would pay injured or disabled employees’ claims and impose assessments on member groups to cover the insufficiency if one of them is unable to pay valid claims. This is part of a legislative package intended to provide several hundred former Delphi Corporation employees with workers' compensation benefits that reportedly have not been available since 2009 due to the company's bankruptcy.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce

May 14, 2014

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

May 27, 2014

Amendment offered by Rep. Anthony Forlini (R-24)

To revise timing details in establishing the proposed trust fund.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 109 to 1 (details)

To replace an existing state “self-insurers' security fund” for covering worker's compensation insurance benefits from a private self-insurer that becomes insolvent with a new “private employer group self-insurers security fund,” starting in 2020. This fund would pay injured or disabled employees’ claims and impose assessments on member groups to cover the insufficiency if one of them is unable to pay valid claims. This is part of a legislative package intended to provide several hundred former Delphi Corporation employees with workers' compensation benefits that reportedly have not been available since 2009 due to the company's bankruptcy.

Received in the Senate

May 28, 2014

Referred to the Committee on Reforms, Restructuring, and Reinventing

June 11, 2014

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 12, 2014

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To replace an existing state “self-insurers' security fund” for covering worker's compensation insurance benefits from a private self-insurer that becomes insolvent with a new “private employer group self-insurers security fund,” starting in 2020. This fund would pay injured or disabled employees’ claims and impose assessments on member groups to cover the insufficiency if one of them is unable to pay valid claims. This is part of a legislative package intended to provide several hundred former Delphi Corporation employees with workers' compensation benefits that reportedly have not been available since 2009 due to the company's bankruptcy.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

June 21, 2014