Retirement; certain members or former members of the General Assembly to buy into the Georgia Legislative Retirement System; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-6-40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualifications for membership, irrevocable election for certain members of General Assembly, membership of persons who cease to become members before age 60, termination of membership, and application for additional creditable service, so as to provide for certain members or former members of the General Assembly to buy into the Georgia Legislative Retirement System; to provide for creditable service and the payment of the full actuarial value of such; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2025
Last action Mar 9, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison
What changed between versions
As introduced LC 56 0306
→
As Passed Senate
·
2 edits
MINOR
The bill text shows minor formatting and page number adjustments between its introduction and Senate passage, with no substantive policy changes visible in this excerpt. The document structure was updated to reflect Senate approval, but the actual legislative content appears unchanged in this section.
TECHNICAL
Page number changed from 25 to 26 in the header section, indicating a formatting adjustment rather than a policy change.
Added 'AS PASSED SENATE' designation to indicate the bill has been approved by the Senate chamber.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2026
How they voted
42–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 48
Mar 4, 2026
D
Democratic19
89% Yea
R
Republican29
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Strickland
RRepublican
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Max Burns
RRepublican
P
Rick Williams
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 157
Scope: GA
Hi! I can help you understand SB 157. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline