AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (For purposes of teachers' retirement benefits, amends the definition of "former spouse divorced" to include someone who was married to a deceased member for 10+ years and the deceased member was required by court order to contribute support post-divorce.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 28, 2021
Last action Jun 24, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 24, 2021
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Jun 24, 2021
D
Democratic32
100% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jun 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/24/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 22, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/22/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jun 3, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/03/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Apr 28, 2021
Introduced
04/28/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DR
Dominick Ruggerio
DDemocratic
P
Maryellen Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Pearson
DDemocratic
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