---
type: "Bill"
title: "Retirement; public school employees; use of a level dollar method for paying off unfunded actuarial accrued liability; implement method beginning on certain date. Amends sec. 41 of 1980 PA 300 (MCL 38.1341)."
description: "Retirement; public school employees; use of a level dollar method for paying off unfunded actuarial accrued liability; implement method beginning on certain date. Amends sec. 41 of 1980 PA 300 (MCL 38.1341)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5355"
citation: "Michigan HB 5355 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Retirement: public school employees", "Retirement: defined benefit"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4646dc7e-214c-4b3b-ada7-96057b827999"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-5355"
source_hash: "ae99221eeca89c067194b038441ddbfd7c03c2708babe6ff8fdd8eff059a5371"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
---

# Michigan HB 5355 (2017-2018) — Retirement; public school employees; use of a level dollar method for paying off unfunded actuarial accrued liability; implement method beginning on certain date. Amends sec. 41 of 1980 PA 300 (MCL 38.1341).

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBH-5355.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-5355.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-5355.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-5355.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0181.htm)

## Votes

- Roll Call # 428 Yeas 106 Nays 0 — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- passed Roll Call # 99 Yeas 108 Nays 0 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 364 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 86 — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Albert — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Thomas Albert `introduction`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Financial Liability Reform `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 12/12/2017
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-2 `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** substitute H-2 adopted and amended
- **2018-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** passed Roll Call # 99 Yeas 108 Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2018-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2018-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-2 ADOPTED
- **2018-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 364 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2018-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute S-2 with immediate effect and full title
- **2018-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute S-2 concurred in
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Roll Call # 428 Yeas 106 Nays 0
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** given immediate effect
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 6/4/2018 @ 3:22 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 6/11/2018 @ 9:21 AM `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 6/11/2018 @ 2:26 PM
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 181'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4646dc7e-214c-4b3b-ada7-96057b827999`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).