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E RSGA 
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia 
 
For the Week of: April 1 - April 5, 2019 Legislative Day: 40 
 
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia 
Legislative Update 
 
April 5, 2019 
Inside This Update 
1 Legislative Log 
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Contact Us Jim Potvin Executive Director, ERSGA 404-603-5602 jim.potvin@ers.ga.gov 
Kelly L. Moody Director, Legislative Affairs Division, ERSGA 404-603-5646 kelly.moody@ers.ga.gov 
Ashley Waller Legal and Policy Research Analyst, ERSGA 404-603-5694 ashley.waller@ers.ga.gov 
 
Legislative Log 
Monday, April 1, 2019 No retirement bills were considered. 
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 HB 721  Retirement and pensions; transfer of credible service from the Legislative Retirement System to the Employees' Retirement System for certain members of the Georgia State Employees' Pension and Savings Plan; provide 
Beginning 7/1/2020, this bill allows GSEPS members of ERS with 2 years of membership service to transfer unwithdrawn LRS contributions. 
HB 721 was assigned to the House Retirement Committee. 
HB 733  Georgia Judicial Retirement System; prohibition of postretirement benefit adjustments for members who first became members of the retirement system on or after July 1, 2009; remove 
 
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Effective 7/1/2020, this bill removes a current provision prohibiting postretirement benefit adjustments (COLA) for all new members of JRS on or after July 1, 2009, allowing for all JRS members to be eligible to receive a COLA. 
 
HB 733 was assigned to the House Retirement Committee.