LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Legislature recessed for a month without passing a controversial school employee pension reform bill, according to AnnArbor.com.
Senate Bill 1040, which passed the House 57-47 last Thursday, was not brought up for a vote in the Senate, AnnArbor.com reported. Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville, R-Monroe, told the media that Republicans in that chamber did not have enough votes to pass the bill.
The Senate and House are scheduled to resume session July 18.
SOURCE: AnnArbor.com, “Michigan Senate fails to vote on teacher pension reform,” June 14, 2012
FURTHER READING: Mackinac Center for Public Policy, “House GOP Hides Behind Rigged ‘Study,’” June 2, 2010
MichiganVotes.org, “Senate Bill 1040”
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