Legislative Session News Archive
Regular Session News #4: Investment bill passes House; other retirement bills up for consideration next week
Mar 23, 2018
The full House passed HB 34 (Rep. Pearson) yesterday which would allow state and statewide retirement systems to allocate a portion of their investments to a terror-free fund rather than a terror-free index fund as currently required by law. This bill will now be referred to the Senate retirement committee for consideration. Coming up next week: The Senate retirement committee will meet at 9 a.m., Monday,...
Regular Session News #3: Bills affecting TRSL move forward
Mar 15, 2018
Today the House retirement committee passed HB 34 (Rep. Pearson) which would allow state and statewide retirement systems to allocate a portion of their investments to a terror-free fund rather than a terror-free index fund as currently required by law. Also, the following Senate bills received passage in the full Senate this morning: SB 4 (Sen. Peacock) would restrict the duties of Board-appointed actuaries to actuari...
Regular Session News #2: Senate committee restricts actuary duties, pass PRSAC bill and more
Mar 13, 2018
The Senate retirement committee moved forward four pieces of legislation affecting TRSL which will now go to the Senate floor for consideration. SB 4 (Sen. Peacock) passed. It would restrict the duties of Board-appointed actuaries to actuarial matters and reaffirms the ability of state and statewide retirement systems to appoint independent actuaries. SB 6 (Sen. Peacock) passed. It would prohibit an employee who moves to a po...
Regular Session News #1: 2018 Regular Legislative Session kicks off soon
Mar 9, 2018
The 2018 regular session starts at noon on Monday, March 12. A complete list of legislation affecting TRSL, along with the positions taken by the TRSL Board of Trustees for each bill, is available on the legislation page of our website, www.TRSL.org. Coming up next week: The Senate retirement committee is scheduled to meet Monday, March 12 upon adjournment of the full Senate. The following bills affecting TRSL are on the age...