According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), as of February 24, 2025, retroactive benefits and increased monthly benefit payments to people whose benefits were affected by the WEP and GPO have begun. Visit the SSA website for more information or call 1-800-772-1213.
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Session News #8: Legislative week in review

May 1, 2015

Recap of legislative action on retirement bills:
  • Senate Bill 16 (Sen. Guillory): passed the full Senate; referred to the House retirement committee.
  • Senate Bill 20 (Sen. Long): passed the full Senate; referred to the House retirement committee.
  • House Bill 10 (Rep. Pearson): passed the full House; referred to the Senate retirement committee. 
  • House Bill 43 (Rep. LeBas): reported favorably to the full House.
  • House Bill 42 (Rep. Jones): failed to advance out of committee. 
What’s ahead: meetings during the week of May 4:

At this time, there are no Senate or House retirement committee meetings scheduled for next week.
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