Serving those who serve Georgia E RSGA Employees' Retirement System of Georgia For the Week of: February 8 - 12, 2016 Legislative Days: 17 - 20 Employees' Retirement System of Georgia Legislative Update February 12, 2016 Inside This Update 1 Legislative Log Legislative Log Monday, February 8, 2016 Page 1 For More Information on Legislation, please visit: www.ers.ga.gov Contact Us Jim Potvin Executive Director, ERSGA 404-603-5605 jim.potvin@ers.ga.gov Kelly L. Moody Legislative Liaison and Communications Manager 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 SB 335 Retirement; permissible investments in commingled funds and collective investment funds; revise provisions This bill adds state chartered banks or trust companies to the allowable list of commingled investments under Title 47. SB 335 was assigned to the Senate Retirement Committee. Tuesday, February 9 , 2016 SB 149 Retirement; provide for creditable service for certain military service This bill allows ERS members with at least two years of service to obtain up to five years of creditable service for active military service in the armed forces of the United States on or after January 1, 1990. SB 149 received a DO PASS from the Senate Retirement Committee. Wednesday, February 10 - Friday, February 12 , 2016 No retirement bills were considered.