The Michigan House of Representatives on Thursday passed two bills that would eliminate health care benefits for unmarried partners of state employees.
Additionally, the measures prohibit any state government entity in Michigan from providing such benefits and prohibit unions from including them in collective bargaining agreements.
The bills — HB 4770 and HB 4771 — were approved by a vote of 64-44.
The efforts were led by Michigan’s Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette, and the chief sponsor of the pair of bills, Rep. Dave Agema (R-Grandview), both of whom have been trying to strip away health care benefits for same-sex couples since February.
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