Legislation Assigned to the Senate RET Committee (7)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 3/29/2024

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 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.
SB 0370 EvaluatingSuperior Court Clerks Training Requirements Martin IV, P. K. 9th
2/23/2016 House Second Readers Judy RET -
Clerk of Court Debra Nesbit Public Safety and Courts Training
This legislation expands the types of continuing education that superior court clerks may receive to include professional court management associations, accredited colleges, accredited universities or the State Bar of Georgia.  If any clerk that is a member of the Clerk's Retirement System fails to meet the annual training requirement, it could result in the loss of retirement benefits.
SR 0725 NegotiatingRetirement; investment in foreign state sponsors of terrorism prohibited Hill, Judson 32nd
1/21/2016 Senate Read and Referred -RET -
Clint Mueller General County Government Retirement

This legislation calls for a statewide referendum to amend the constitution to prohibit public retirement and pension systems to invest funds in foreign states that sponsor terrorism and in entities that engage in certain for profit activities with a foreign state that sponsors terrorism.

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