Retirement; method and manner by which a member of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may purchase an annuity; revise
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employee and employer contributions and creation of funds for contributions, benefits, and administrative expenses, so as to revise the method and manner by which a member of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may purchase an annuity; to authorize the board of trustees to offer a supplemental guaranteed lifetime annuity to certain retired members purchased by transfer of funds from the state sponsored deferred compensation plans; 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
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 5, 2019
Signed May 7, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2019
How they voted
21–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 23
Feb 20, 2019
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican14
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 7, 2019
Signed into law
Act 256
upper
May 7, 2019
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
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