2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 473

CHAPTER NUMBER: 396
File Code: State Pensions and Retirement Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 226
Sponsored By:
Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Delegates Bates, Branch, Conway, Haynes, Heller, James, and Levy
Entitled:
State Retirement and Pension System - Participating Governmental Units

Synopsis:

Clarifying the definition of a "local pension system" for participating governmental units withdrawing from the State Retirement and Pension System; and providing that existing employees of participating governmental units joining the State Retirement and Pension System have to elect to participate in the State Retirement and Pension System by a specified date.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/4
First Reading Appropriations
2/10
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
4/7
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Budget and Taxation
4/6
Hearing 4/7 at 2:00 p.m.
4/7
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 4/8 at 2:00 p.m.
4/10
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
4/6
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/7
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/7
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 396

Sponsored by:

Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
Pensions, Joint Committee on

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Correctional Officers
Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
Public Employees -see also- State Employees
Retirement Systems -see also- Mandatory Retirement
State Employees

Bill affects the following Statutes:

State Personnel and Pensions
( 31-111 , 31-2A-04 , 31-2B-04 , 31-301 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 844962/01     Offered on: March 27, 2009   at: 11:30 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 2009: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
April 7, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)