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Get involved now to enact critical health care cost changes
MEA members, leaders and staff have pushed for months to get a solution to the health care cost crisis. Our hard work resulted in HB 6058 being passed by the state House and Senate in December.
But new House leadership under Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Twp.) has yet to present the bill to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for her review. The State Constitution clearly states that, “Every bill passed by the Legislature shall be presented to the governor.”
Meanwhile, MEA has learned that special interest groups are urging Whitmer to veto HB 6058 when it eventually does reach her desk. Please follow this link to contact the governor’s office and urge her to sign this critical legislation once it’s presented to her because it will lower costs for school employees and keep great educators working in our children’s schools.
HB 6058 News
Michigan Senate sues House for withholding bills
The Democratic-led state Senate filed a lawsuit on Monday to compel Republican House Speaker Matt Hall to transmit House Bill 6058 and eight other bills to Gov. Whitmer for a signature as the state constitution requires for all measures passed by both chambers of the Legislature. Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) held a press conference to announce the…
MEA members join plea to House Speaker: Stop playing politics with people’s lives
By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor UPDATE FEB. 3: Today the Democratic-led state Senate filed a lawsuit to compel Republican House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Twp.) to follow the state constitution and transmit House Bill 6058 and eight other bills held in limbo to Gov. Whitmer for a signature. Read more. MEA member Kim Sandefur normally teaches math to fourth and fifth…
Press conference, Senate lawsuit push for health cost bill to be presented, signed
UPDATE JAN. 22: The state Senate adopted a resolution today authorizing Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) to bring a lawsuit against House Speaker Matt Hall to compel him to send HB 6058 to the governor for her review. Read more about this developing story. State Rep. Mai Xiong speaks at Tuesday's press conference about the importance of HB…
Urge Speaker Hall to present health insurance bill to governor
The new House leadership under Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Twp.) has yet to present House Bill 6058 to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for her review. This critical legislation, passed by the Legislature last month, would rein in skyrocketing health care costs for teachers, school support staff and other public employees. The State Constitution clearly states that, “Every bill passed by the…
Reforming health insurance law will keep great educators in our kids’ schools
By Chandra Madafferi, Michigan Education Association President and CEO UPDATE (Jan. 13, 2025) — The new House leadership has yet to present House Bill 6058 to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for her review. This critical legislation, passed by the Legislature last month, would rein in skyrocketing health care costs for teachers, school support staff and other public employees. Learn more about this delay…
MEA statement on Senate’s passage of educator retention bill lowering health care costs
The following statement can be attributed to Michigan Education Association President and CEO Chandra Madafferi, a teacher from Oakland County, in response to the Michigan Senate’s passage of House Bill 6058: “The Michigan Education Association applauds the Senate for passing House Bill 6058, which will help keep the best and brightest educators working in our students’ classrooms and helping them…
Michigan Education Association hails House passage of bill lowering health care cost for educators
The following statement can be attributed to Michigan Education Association President and CEO Chandra Madafferi, a teacher from Oakland County, in response to the state House’s passage of House Bill 6058 and the Senate’s approval of Senate Bills 1129 and 1130: “By taking swift action on this critical issue, the legislators have taken a critical step in reigning in skyrocketing…
Join MEA members making plea to lawmakers: restore affordable health care for educators
By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor MEA member John Duffy lobbied state representatives to fix a state law causing dramatic increases in out-of-pocket health care costs for educators. UPDATE (Dec. 13, 2024) — The state House passed House Bill 6058 on Friday, and it will now advance to the state Senate for their concurrence (the Senate approved identical legislation on…