BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

SB 6383: Retirement

Allowing a member who is at least age seventy and one-half or a member holding state elective office or directly appointed by the governor who wishes to be eligible for a retirement allowance the option of ending his or her membership in the teachers' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, and the public employees' retirement system.

Summary

  • Vested members of PERS, SERS, and TRS may begin receiving retirement benefits at age 70 2 without separating from service. Upon retiring, the employee no longer makes contributions or receives service credit but they may work and receive their retirement benefit without any reductions.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6383), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2002
  2. Out of committeeFeb 6, 2002
  3. Passed SenateFeb 15, 2002
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Harriet Spanel (D-40)
Introduced
January 16, 2002 in the Senate
Last action
March 14, 2002
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
HB 2396
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to allowing a member who is at least age seventy and one-half or a member holding state elective office or directly appointed by the governor who wishes to be eligible for a retirement allowance the option of ending his or her membership in the teachers' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, and the public employees' retirement system;

Sponsors

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 15, 2002
Version voted on: SB 6383
47 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25000
Republican22002
How each member voted

History

  1. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. Placed on second reading.
  3. Committee relieved of further consideration.
  4. First reading, referred to Appropriations.
  5. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  6. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  8. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  9. WM - Majority; do pass.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 6383 in other sessions

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