For the Week of: February 28 - March 4, 2011 Legislative Days: 20 - 24 Legislative Update Employees' Retirement System of Georgia March 4, 2011 Page 1 Inside This Update 1 Adjournment Schedule 1 Legislative Log For More Information on Legislation, please visit: www.ers.ga.gov Contact Us Pamela L. Pharris Director, ERSGA 404-603-5602 pamela.pharris@ers.ga.gov Jim Potvin Deputy Director, ERSGA 404-603-5605 jim.potvin@ers.ga.gov Kelly L. Moody Legislative Liaison and Assistant Director, ERSGA 404-603-5646 kelly.moody@ers.ga.gov Danise Thaxton Executive Assistant to the Director, ERSGA 404-603-5602 danise.thaxton@ers.ga.gov Legislative Adjournment Schedule Announced through March 28 March 7 March 8 March 9 March 10 March 11 March 14 March 15 March 16 March 17 - 20 March 21 March 22 March 23 March 24 - 27 March 28 * Recess is when the General Assembly is not in Session. Legislative Day 25 Legislative Day 26 Recess* Legislative Day 27 Legislative Day 28 Legislative Day 29 Recess* Legislative Day 30 Recess* Legislative Day 31 Legislative Day 32 Legislative Day 33 Recess* Legislative Day 34 LEGISLATIVE LOG Monday, February 28, 2011 HB 371 - Insurable interest; state entity; not fund life insurance on public officers or employees; provide This bill prevents any State or political subdivision of the State from having an insurable interest in its active or retired public employees or officers unless benefits are paid to a designated beneficiary or the member's estate. HB 371 was assigned to the House Insurance Committee by the full House. March 4, 2011 LEGISLATIVE LOG - Continued Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Page 2 HB 293 - Retirement bills; define a certain term This bill amends the definition of a fiscal retirement bill in the Public Retirement Systems Standards to include any bill or amendment which grants a public retirement system an insurable interest in active or retired members, or authorizes or directs a public retirement system to expend or obligate funds to purchase life insurances on its members. A bill of such nature will be required to go through the Retirement Committee. HB 293 received a DO PASS from the House Rules Committee and was placed on the House Debate Calendar for 3/2/11. HB 297 - Retirement and pensions; public systems prohibited from expending funds for certain purposes; provide This bill prevents any public retirement system from having an insurable interest in the system's active or retired members unless benefits are paid to a designated beneficiary or the member's estate. HB 297 received a DO PASS from the House Rules Committee and was placed on the House Debate Calendar for 3/2/11. Wednesday, March 2, 2011 HB 293 - Retirement bills; define a certain term This bill amends the definition of a fiscal retirement bill in the Public Retirement Systems Standards to include any bill or amendment which grants a public retirement system an insurable interest in active or retired members, or authorizes or directs a public retirement system to expend or obligate funds to purchase life insurances on its members. A bill of such nature will be required to go through the Retirement Committee. HB 293 received a DO PASS from the full House by a vote of 149-1. HB 297 - Retirement and pensions; public systems prohibited from expending funds for certain purposes; provide This bill prevents any public retirement system from having an insurable interest in the system's active or retired members unless benefits are paid to a designated beneficiary or the member's estate. HB 297 received a DO PASS from the full House by a vote of 166-0. March 4, 2011 LEGISLATIVE LOG - Continued Thursday, March 3, 2011 Page 3 HB 144 - Retirement and pensions; revise, modernize, and correct errors or omissions This bill corrects typographical, stylistic, and other errors and omissions in Title 47. HB 144 received a DO PASS from the House Rules Committee and was placed on the House Debate Calendar for 3/4/11. Friday March 4, 2011 HB 144 - Retirement and pensions; revise, modernize, and correct errors or omissions This bill corrects typographical, stylistic, and other errors and omissions in Title 47. HB 144 received a DO PASS from the full House by a vote of 151-0.