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Georgia Judicial Retirement System; membership in the system for individuals employed as the director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; provide

GA · session 2025_26 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 19, 2025

Latest action (Jul 1, 2026) Effective Date

Summary

The bill expands Georgia's Judicial Retirement System to include membership for individuals employed as the director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission. The bill allows current employees in this position to elect membership in the system and provides for the transfer of funds and membership service to the retirement system. The bill requires payment of actuarial costs and establishes earnable monthly compensation for purposes of contributions and benefit calculations.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, so as to provide for membership in the system for individuals employed as the director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; to provide for an election for such current employees; to provide for transfer of funds; to provide for payment of actuarial costs; to provide for transfer of membership service; to provide for earnable monthly compensation for purposes of contributions and benefit amounts; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors (11)

Action history (15)

  1. Feb 19, 2025 Senate Hopper · upper
  2. Feb 20, 2025 Senate Read and Referred · upper
  3. Feb 25, 2026 Senate Committee Favorably Reported · upper
  4. Feb 26, 2026 Senate Read Second Time · upper
  5. Mar 4, 2026 Senate Third Read · upper
  6. Mar 4, 2026 Senate Passed/Adopted · upper
  7. Mar 6, 2026 House First Readers · lower
  8. Mar 9, 2026 House Second Readers · lower
  9. Mar 18, 2026 House Committee Favorably Reported · lower
  10. Mar 19, 2026 House Third Readers · lower
  11. Mar 19, 2026 House Passed/Adopted · lower
  12. Apr 10, 2026 Senate Sent to Governor · upper
  13. May 11, 2026 Senate Date Signed by Governor · upper
  14. May 11, 2026 Act 488 · upper
  15. Jul 1, 2026 Effective Date · legislature
Subjects
COURTSRETIREMENT AND PENSIONS

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