Legislative Session News Archive
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...
2nd Extraordinary Session News #3: Return-to-work bill continues to move forward
Oct 16, 2020
House Bill 97 (Rep. Bacala), formerly House Bill 36, is a substitute bill regarding return-to-work guidelines during states of emergency. The bill went before and received final passage in the full House on Thursday. It now moves to the Senate Retirement Committee for consideration. The bill would authorize re-employment of retirees from the four state retirement systems during a declared state of emergency without suspension or reductio...
2nd Extraordinary Session News #2: Emergency return-to-work bill moves forward
Oct 12, 2020
This morning, the House retirement committee met and reported favorably, by substitute bill, House Bill 36 (Rep. Bacala). The bill, which will receive a new bill number, is a return-to-work bill that would authorize the 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 decl...