Legislative Session News Archive
Regular Session News #2: Senate Retirement Committee to consider PBI bill Tuesday
Apr 12, 2021
The Senate Retirement Committee is scheduled to meet at 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 13 (agenda). The committee will consider Senate Bill 24 (Sen. Price) which would grant a minimum benefit increase to certain retirees, beneficiaries, and survivors of TRSL as well as the retirement systems for state employees, school employees and state police. As currently written, TRSL retirees who meet the following criteria on June 30, 2021, would be gran...
Regular Session News #1: 2021 Legislative Session starts Monday, four bills could affect TRSL
Apr 6, 2021
The 2021 Regular Legislative Session begins Monday, April 12, and TRSL is monitoring the following bills that could impact the retirement system and its members: Senate bills affecting TRSL Senate Bill 22 (Sen. Peacock) would change retirement eligibility for new hires in TRSL, LASERS, and LSERS whose first employment makes them eligible for membership in a state retirement system on or after July 1, 2021. Members hired on/a...
Regular Session News #1: 2021 Legislative Session starts Monday, four bills could affect TRSL
Apr 6, 2021
The 2021 Regular Legislative Session begins Monday, April 12, and TRSL is monitoring the following bills that could impact the retirement system and its members: Senate bills affecting TRSL Senate Bill 22 (Sen. Peacock) would change retirement eligibility for new hires in TRSL, LASERS, and LSERS whose first employment makes them eligible for membership in a state retirement system on or after July 1, 2021. Members hired on/a...
2nd Extraordinary Session News #4: Return-to-work bill deferred by the Senate retirement committee
Oct 20, 2020
The Senate retirement committee met today and deferred House Bill 97 (Rep. Bacala). HB 97 would have authorized re-employment of retirees from the four state retirement systems during a declared state of emergency without suspension or reduction of benefits if the following conditions occur: The hiring occurs during a state of emergency declared by the governor; The employer certifies in writing to the retirement system that employment of t...