§ 47-20-30. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Amendment” means any amendment, including a substitute bill, made to a retirement bill by any committee of the House or Senate or by the House or Senate. “LC number” means that number preceded by the letters “LC” assigned to a bill by the Office of Legislative Counsel when […]
§ 47-20-31. Retirement Bills Must Carry Legislative Counsel Number When Introduced; Changes in Bills Prior to Introduction
No retirement bill may be introduced by any member of the General Assembly unless, at the time of its introduction, the bill has printed thereon in the upper right portion of each page of the bill an LC number. Once a retirement bill is presented by the Office of Legislative Counsel to a member of […]
§ 47-20-32. Prerequisites to Introduction of Nonfiscal Retirement Bill
As a condition precedent to the introduction of any retirement bill, the member of the General Assembly who intends to be the primary sponsor of the bill must present an exact copy of the proposed bill, which must bear an LC number, to the state auditor. The state auditor shall determine whether the proposed bill […]
§ 47-20-33. Amendment of a Nonfiscal Retirement Bill
A nonfiscal retirement bill may be introduced at any time during the first 20 days of any regular session of the General Assembly. After its introduction into the General Assembly, a nonfiscal retirement bill may not be amended in any manner to cause the bill to become a retirement bill having a fiscal impact. Any […]
§ 47-20-34. Introduction of Bill and Preliminary Consideration by Committee
Any retirement bill having a fiscal impact may be introduced in the General Assembly only during the regular session which is held during the first year of the term of office of members of the General Assembly. Any such retirement bill may be passed by the General Assembly only during the regular session which is […]
§ 47-20-35. Perfection of Bill by Committee; Actuarial Investigation
A retirement bill having a fiscal impact which the committee wishes to consider shall first be perfected, if necessary, by the committee. The committee may delay further consideration of the bill until after the close of the regular session during which the bill was introduced, but the committee shall complete its consideration of the bill […]
§ 47-20-36. Scope of Actuarial Investigation; Certificate and Summary of Investigation Attached to Bill
If an actuarial investigation of a retirement bill having a fiscal impact is requested under Code Section 47-20-35, it shall be the duty of the state auditor to complete or cause to be completed such actuarial investigation by not later than November 1 of the same year during which the request for the actuarial investigation […]
§ 47-20-37. Consideration of Bill on the Floor; Approval of Amendments by State Auditor; Effect of Passing Bill in Violation of This Article
When a retirement bill having a fiscal impact has had an actuarial investigation pursuant to Code Section 47-20-36, the bill may be considered at the next regular session of the General Assembly. If the bill as originally introduced was not changed by the committee and the original version was submitted to the state auditor for […]