Public employees and officers: compensation and benefits; severance pay for executive and legislative branch employees and officers; limit, and require reporting if greater than a certain amount. Creates new act.
Key claim: HB6009 would create a new act limiting severance pay for Michigan executive and legislative branch public employees and officers and requiring reporting when severance exceeds a specified threshold.
Abstract
(HB6009 · 103rd Legislature) Public employees and officers: compensation and benefits; severance pay for executive and legislative branch employees and officers; limit, and require reporting if greater than a certain amount. Creates new act. Latest action (2026-07-01): Referred To Committee On Oversight
Why this matters
Severance payments to departing state officials have periodically drawn public scrutiny, and Michigan currently lacks a statutory cap or uniform disclosure requirement for executive and legislative branch payouts. HB6009 would set a ceiling and trigger public reporting above a threshold, changing what taxpayers can see and what agencies can offer when separating from employees or officers.