SB 198 Georgia Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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 As Passed Senate · 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.
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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

395
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 48
Mar 4, 2026
D Democratic19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
R Republican29
21 Yea 5 Nay 3
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

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