2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 975

CHAPTER NUMBER: 703
File Code: State Pensions and Retirement Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 591
Sponsored By:
Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Delegates Aumann, Bates, Branch, Conway, Haynes, Heller, James, and Levy
Entitled:
State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service Credit - Clarification and Simplification

Synopsis:

Altering the definition of "military service" as it relates to service credit for members of State or local retirement or pension systems to include active and inactive duty for training that interrupts a member's employment with the State or a political subdivision of the State; providing death and disability benefits to individuals who are members of a State or local retirement or pension system who die or become disabled on or after January 1, 2007, while performing military service that interrupts their employment; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/13
First Reading Appropriations
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/11
Favorable Report by Appropriations
3/12
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/17
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/18
First Reading Budget and Taxation
3/19
Hearing 3/26 at 9:00 a.m.
4/2
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 703

Sponsored by:

Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
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:

Armed Forces -see also- Militia
Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental
Militia
Public Employees -see also- State Employees
Retirement Systems -see also- Mandatory Retirement
State Employees

Bill affects the following Statutes:

State Personnel and Pensions
( 38-101 , 38-102 , 38-103 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2009: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 2, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)