Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund; member's benefits payable after death shall be paid to his or her estate when such member failed to designate a beneficiary or his or her designated beneficiaries are deceased; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement, retirement allowances, disability benefits, and death benefits relative to the Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund, so as to provide that a member's benefits payable after death shall be paid to his or her estate when such member failed to designate a beneficiary or his or her designated beneficiaries are deceased; 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
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 14, 2019
Signed May 7, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 7, 2019
Signed into law
Act 248
upper
May 7, 2019
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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