Legislation Assigned to the House Ret Committee (9)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/22/2024

HB 0191 NeutralCredit for Military Service in the Superior Court Clerk's Retirement Fund Efstration, Chuck 104th
2/4/2015 House Second Readers Ret --
Clerk of Court Debra Nesbit General County Government Public Safety and Courts Retirement
This legislation changes creditable service for retirement benefits of superior court clerks and deputy clerks who have military service.
HB 0217 SupportMutual Funds - Counties Authorized to Invest Pension Assets Maxwell, Howard 17th
7/1/2015 Effective Date Ret RET -
General County Government Retirement Revenue & Finance Todd Edwards
This legislation authorizes local governments to invest pension assets in mutual funds. While ACCG and counties have been doing this for many years, a recent letter by the Georgia Attorney General to the State Auditor casted doubt on whether this is a statutorily-authorized practice.
HB 0344 EvaluatingRetirement and pensions; create Georgia Public Retirement System Trustee Training Council; provisions Benton, Tommy 31st
2/18/2015 House Second Readers Ret --
Clint Mueller General County Government Retirement
 This legislation requires all trustees of public retirement systems to receive eight hours of training developed or certified by the Georgia Public Retirement System Trustee Training Council. The Council will develop an eight hour training course for trustees that includes laws applicable to public retirement systems, fiduciary duties and responsibilities, ethics, administration of a public pension plan, investment, portfolio makeup, basic accounting and actuarial services, open meetings law open records law. Any other training program for trustee training must be certified by the Council. The Council is made up of the state auditor, the director of the Employee Retirement System, the director of the Teachers Retirement System, an individual appointed by the GMA Municipal Employee Benefit System, and two representatives of appointed by the boards of the public retirement funds with the most assets as certified by the state auditor. 
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HB 0422 NeutralName Change for the Public Defender Standards Council for Retirement Plan Purposes Nimmer, Chad 178th
4/2/2015 House Withdrawn, Recommitted Ret --
Debra Nesbit Indigent Defense Public Safety and Courts Retirement

 This legislation changes the name of the Georgia Public Defenders Standard Council to the Georgia Public Defenders Council for purposes of their retirement system.  This legislation is contingent on legislation passing that changes the name of the council. 

HB 0591 NeutralRequire Auto Insurers to Remit .25% of all Policies to Fund Peace Officer Annuity and Benefit Fund Hitchens, Bill 161st
3/18/2015 House Second Readers Ret --
Debra Nesbit General County Government Insurance Insurance Insurance Premium Tax
Law Enforcement Public Safety and Courts Retirement Revenue & Finance
This legislation increases the amount of contributions made by peace officers to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund, as well as establishes a .25% insurance premium tax on automobile insurance.
HB 0605 NeutralJudicial Retirement System - Allow Part-time Service for Vesting Weldon, Tom 3rd
7/1/2016 Effective Date Ret RET -
Debra Nesbit General County Government Public Safety and Courts Retirement State Court
Superior Court

This legislation changes the calculation for vesting to allow inclusion of prior part time service for members of the Georgia Judicial Retirement System.

HB 0635 NeutralIncrease Years of Mandatory Contribution for Probate Judges Retirement Epps, Bubber 144th
7/1/2016 Effective Date Ret RET -
Debra Nesbit General County Government Probate Court Public Safety and Courts Retirement
This legislation changes the years of mandatory contributions to the Judges of Probate Courts Retirement Fund.
HB 0690 NeutralState Law Enforcement Officer Obtain Creditable Service for time with Local Law Enforcement Carter, Amy 175th
7/1/2016 Effective Date Ret RET -
Alcohol/Tobacco Debra Nesbit General County Government Law Enforcement Nat. Res. & the Environment
Public Safety and Courts Retirement
This legislation allows certain law officers with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Revenue receive credit for past service as law enforcement officers with local governments.
SB 0335 SupportRetirement - Further Ensures ACCG and Counties Can Invest Pension Investments in Commingled Funds Black, Ellis 8th
7/1/2016 Effective Date Ret RET -
General County Government Retirement Revenue & Finance Todd Edwards
This legislation expands the type of commingled funds and collective investment funds that public retirement systems can invest their pension assets to include those funds maintained by state chartered banks or trust companies.
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