Retirement and pensions; each public retirement system trustee to complete appropriate education applicable to his or her fiduciary duties; require
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to retirement and pensions, so as to require each public retirement system trustee to complete appropriate education applicable to his or her fiduciary duties and obligations under the public retirement system; to provide for definitions; to provide for removal of trustees who fail to obtain such education; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 7, 2019
Signed May 7, 2019
Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 7, 2019
Signed into law
Act 244
upper
May 7, 2019
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tommy Benton
RRepublican
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