Georgia Legislative Retirement System; board of trustees of the system to increase benefit multipliers for members; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Legislative Retirement System, so as to provide for the board of trustees of the system to increase benefit multipliers for members; to provide for the system to maintain a minimum 120 percent funded ratio; to provide for conditions for such benefit multiplier increases; to provide for automatic increases in employee contributions proportional to benefit multiplier increases; to allow for members who joined after 2009 to receive benefit multiplier increases; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; 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 19, 2025
Last action Mar 9, 2026
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As introduced LC 56 0312
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As Passed Senate
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2 edits
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The bill was amended during Senate passage to update page numbering from 25 to 26 and add a new section header indicating the bill has been passed by the Senate. No substantive policy changes to funding, eligibility, or requirements were made in this diff.
TECHNICAL
Page numbering was updated from 25 to 26 in multiple locations throughout the document.
A new header 'AS PASSED SENATE' was inserted to indicate the bill's current legislative status.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2026
How they voted
39–5
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 48
Mar 4, 2026
D
Democratic19
94% Yea
R
Republican29
72% 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 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
17 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Billy Hickman
RRepublican
P
Carden Summers
RRepublican
P
David Lucas
DDemocratic
P
Ed Setzler
RRepublican
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
Freddie Sims
DDemocratic
P
Gail Davenport
DDemocratic
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Max Burns
RRepublican
P
Mike Hodges
RRepublican
P
Nan Orrock
DDemocratic
P
Rick Williams
RRepublican
P
Shawn Still
RRepublican
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