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CS/HB 7107: Public Employees

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee ; State Affairs Committee ; Caldwell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Artiles ; Baxley ; Perry ; Peters ; Rogers

Public Employees; Authorizes renewed membership in retirement system for certain retirees who are reemployed in position eligible for Elected Officers' Class; provides for renewed membership in retirement system for certain retirees of Senior Management Service Optional Annuity Program who are reemployed on or after specified date; requires that certain retirees who are reemployed on or after specified date be renewed members in investment plan; provides vesting requirements; prohibits renewed member from receiving specified disability benefits; requires employer & retiree to make applicable contributions to renewed member's investment plan account; prohibits participation in pension plan; provides that retiree reemployed on or after specified date in regularly established position eligible for State University System Optional Retirement Program or State Community College System Optional Retirement Program is renewed member of that program; authorizes payment of death benefits to surviving spouse or surviving children of member in investment plan; authorizes state board & department to adopt rules; adjusts employer contribution rates in order to fund changes made by act; provides directive to the Division of Law Revision & Information; provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $5,149,000

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 7012 (Ch. 2016-213)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/10/2016 House • Filed
• Introduced -HJ 429
2/12/2016 House • Referred to Appropriations Committee -HJ 458
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 02/16/16, 3:00 pm, Webster Hall
2/16/2016 House • CS by- Appropriations Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 9 -HJ 484
2/17/2016 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 481
2/18/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 506
2/19/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16
2/23/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 534
• Amendment(s) failed (449833) -HJ 536
• Amendment(s) adopted (159191) -HJ 537
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/24/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 566
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 72 NAYS 38 -HJ 567
3/1/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 520
• Received -SJ 520
3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 7012 (Ch. 2016-213)