Allowing new government employees the option of opting out of retirement system membership if the employee is age sixty or older when first hired, or when the employee's employer opts into retirement plan participation.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2020
Last action Jan 13, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2019
How they voted
41–3
Passed
Total votes 44
Mar 12, 2019
D
Democratic27
88% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jan 13, 2020
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Mar 12, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-3)
senate
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BB
Barbara Bailey
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Holy
RRepublican
Co
John Braun
RRepublican
Co
Judy Warnick
RRepublican
Co
RB
Randi Becker
RRepublican
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