Retirement Systems -see also- Mandatory Retirement

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 62

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  HB 72

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 397

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 119

  Status as of April 5, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Krebs

  Entitled

  Town of Sykesville Employees - Participation in the Employees' Pension System - Creditable Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 176

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 106

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Eckardt

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 249

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 432

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Proctor

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Direct Mailings by Retiree Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 303

  Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stocksdale, Bates, Boteler, and Minnick

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Employee Contribution Rate

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 305

  Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stocksdale, Bates, Boteler, Elliott, Impallaria, and Krebs

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Vesting and Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 333

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 591

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Administration - Simplification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 334

  Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Completing and Submitting an Application for Service Retirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 335

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service Credit - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 338

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Unclaimed Money - Former Members, Retirees, and Beneficiaries

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 380

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough, Dwyer, Impallaria, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McMillan, Ready, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Public Benefits - Requirement of Proof of Lawful Presence

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 429

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons and Kramer

  Entitled

  Video Lottery Terminal Revenues - School Construction and Pensions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 435

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 337

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bohanan

  Entitled

  Optional Retirement Program - Supplemental Retirement Plans - Employee Contributions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 494

  Status as of March 24, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Aumann

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Vesting and Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 515

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service Credit - Reservists

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 586

  Status as of February 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gilchrist, Schuh, Barkley, Ivey, and A. Miller

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 622

  Status as of March 24, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krebs, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, Kramer, McComas, McDonough, McMillan, Murphy, Parrott, Schuh, Schulz, Stocksdale, Vitale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Fairness in Taxation for Retirees Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 633

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  Pensions - Designation of Beneficiary - Powers of Attorney

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 634

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 136

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment Earnings Offset - Retiree Health Care Premiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 727

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 599

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Retirees and Beneficiaries of Retirees - Annual Retirement Allowance Adjustments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 774

  Status as of February 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, Cane, Carr, Clagett, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Feldman, Frank, Frush, George, Haddaway-Riccio, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, Jameson, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, W. Miller, Minnick, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ready, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stifler, Stocksdale, Szeliga, Walker, and Wood

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Military Retirement Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 843

  Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Optional Retirement Program - Membership and Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 866

  Status as of March 24, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stein

  Entitled

  Employees' Retirement System - Purchase of Service Credit - Former Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 899

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 366

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Clagett, Anderson, DeBoy, Dumais, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Guzzone, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, James, Jones, K. Kelly, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, B. Robinson, Ross, Sophocleus, Valderrama, Vaughn, Walker, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Division of Parole and Probation - Warrant Apprehension Unit - Powers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Appropriations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 951

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Eckardt

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Optional Allowances and Designated Beneficiaries - Changes to Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1061

  Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kramer, Simmons, Arora, Barkley, Bates, Carr, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Howard, Hucker, A. Kelly, Luedtke, A. Miller, Reznik, S. Robinson, Summers, Valderrama, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Local Educators and Librarians - Local Employer Contributions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1088

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  Audit Responsibilities - State Department of Education, Maryland Higher Education Commission, and State Retirement Agency

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1146

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 380

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Budget and Management)

  Entitled

  Electronic Health Records - State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1155

  Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Pension Reform Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1168

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 615

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Eckardt

  Entitled

  Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees - Health Care Practitioners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1170

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Serafini

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Health Benefits Reporting Transparency Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1211

  Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates F. Turner and Serafini

  Entitled

  Employees' Pension System and Teachers' Pension System - Benefits - Eligible Rollover Distributions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1251

  Status as of April 5, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - State Police)

  Entitled

  State Police Retirement System - Special Disability Retirement Allowance - Forfeiture

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1289

  Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Serafini

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - State Employees and Teachers - Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1290

  Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Serafini

  Entitled

  State Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Savings Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1294

  Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  The Minority Leader

  Entitled

  Deficit Reduction Financing Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1307

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Public Employees' and Retirees' Benefit Sustainability Commission - Advance Directives

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1312

  Status as of May 18, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Vested Retirement Allowance - Members and Former Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1317

  Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Serafini

  Entitled

  State Employees and Teachers - Cash Balance Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1318

  Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Serafini

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Board of Trustees and Investment Committee - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1326

  Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Serafini

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Investments - Independent Investment Advisory Firms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1344

  Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Serafini, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, George, Haddaway-Riccio, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, Krebs, McConkey, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schulz, Stifler, Stocksdale, and Szeliga

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Guaranteed Retirement Income Plan and Retirement Savings Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  SB 6

  Status as of February 4, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Optional Retirement Program - State and Participating Governmental Unit Employees - Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 87

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 190

  Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Astle, Colburn, DeGrange, Edwards, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Muse, Reilly, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, and Young

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Military Retirement Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 199

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 431

  Sponsored By

  Senator Glassman

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Direct Mailings by Retiree Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 356

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 59

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service Credit - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 357

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Administration - Simplification

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 358

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 452

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  Audit Responsibilities - State Department of Education, Maryland Higher Education Commission, and State Retirement Agency

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 359

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 60

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Unclaimed Money - Former Members, Retirees, and Beneficiaries

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 360

  Status as of February 4, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Completing and Submitting an Application for Service Retirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 403

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment Earnings Offset - Retiree Health Care Premiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 481

  Status as of March 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  Pensions - Designation of Beneficiary - Powers of Attorney

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 486

  Status as of March 10, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Dyson, and Miller

  Entitled

  State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Eligibility for Enrollment and Participation of Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 540

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Optional Allowances and Designated Beneficiaries - Changes to Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 628

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Miller

  Entitled

  State Health and Retirement Benefits - Public Employees and Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 629

  Status as of March 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Brinkley

  Entitled

  Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Local Employer Contributions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 735

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Brinkley

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Optional Retirement Program - New Employees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 799

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Retirees and Beneficiaries of Retirees - Annual Retirement Allowance Adjustments

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 844

  Status as of March 10, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Transfer of Service Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 947

  Status as of May 18, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones-Rodwell

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Vested Retirement Allowance - Members and Former Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 984

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Brinkley

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Balancing Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation