AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (For purposes of teachers' retirement benefits, amends the definition "former spouse divorced" to include someone who was married to a deceased member 10+ yrs & deceased member was required by court order to contribute support post-divorce.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Jun 15, 2023
Signed Jun 24, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 15, 2023
How they voted
55–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 61
Jun 15, 2023
D
Democratic54
90% Yea
R
Republican7
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
0
Jun 24, 2023
Signed into law
06/24/2023 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/15/2023 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/15/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DR
Dominick Ruggerio
DDemocratic
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