ELECTED OFFICIALS’ RETIREMENT PLAN
2002 ENACTED LEGISLATION

HB 2118  Retirement Benefits

The restriction on pension for an elected official who retires and then is elected again is lifted to a degree by providing that it applies only within a time period following the member's retirement that is less than one full term for that office. Retroactive to the start of 1997.

Current Action:  Assigned House Retirement and Government Operations; Hearing 1/22/02, Held; Hearing 1/29/02 Passed; House COW approved with amendment #3903 deleting from the bill the Elected Officials increases noted above.  

SB 1417  Retirement; Elected Official

Current Action:  Referred to Senate Finance Committee; Hearing 3/18/02; Passed; Ready for floor action; Passed Senate 3/27/02; Referred to House Com-Econ. Passed 4/16/02; Amended into HB 2118 as Amendment #4529.  HB 2118 passed Senate 5/13/02; ready for House action on Senate amendments. HB 2118 Signed by Governor 6/4/02. Chap. 335, Laws 2002.