Retirement Benefits; creditable service for certain military service; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service creditable toward retirement benefits, so as to provide for creditable service for certain military service; to provide for application and payment; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2019
Last action Feb 26, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2020
How they voted
21–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 23
Feb 5, 2020
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican14
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Doc Rhett
DDemocratic
P
Ed Harbison
DDemocratic
P
Ellis Black
RRepublican
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
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