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SB 497 Virginia Retirement System; local government and school board employees, contributions.
Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Virginia Retirement System employee contributions; local employees; school board employees. Requires that persons employed by local government or school board employers be required to pay the five percent employee contribution to the Virginia Retirement System. Employers would be authorized to phase in the five percent contribution over a maximum of five years, and would be required to provide employees with a raise to offset the employee contributions.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103399D pdf | impact statement
- 02/09/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105343D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/12 Senate: Printed as engrossed 12105343D-ES1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/29/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12105702D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/15/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB497ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/15/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB497ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/18/12 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB497ER2) pdf
- 04/18/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0822) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103399D
- 01/11/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/09/12 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 1-N)
- 02/09/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105343D-S1
- 02/13/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/12 Senate: Read second time
- 02/14/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/14/12 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105343D-S1
- 02/14/12 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/14/12 Senate: Amendments by Senator Watkins agreed to
- 02/14/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB497ES1
- 02/14/12 Senate: Printed as engrossed 12105343D-ES1
- 02/14/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 2-N)
- 02/14/12 Senate: Passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)
- 02/16/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/16/12 House: Read first time
- 02/16/12 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/17/12 House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement
- 02/28/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/12 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12105702D-H1
- 03/02/12 House: Read second time
- 03/05/12 House: Read third time
- 03/05/12 House: Committee substitute agreed to 12105702D-H1
- 03/05/12 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB497H1
- 03/05/12 House: Passed House with substitute (62-Y 35-N)
- 03/05/12 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (62-Y 35-N)
- 03/06/12 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
- 03/07/12 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/07/12 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/08/12 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/12 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/08/12 Senate: Senators: Watkins, Wagner, Howell
- 03/08/12 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/08/12 House: Delegates: Howell, W.J., Jones, Joannou
- 03/10/12 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (34-Y 6-N)
- 03/10/12 House: Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 38-N)
- 03/10/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (55-Y 38-N)
- 03/15/12 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/15/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB497ER)
- 03/15/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB497ER)
- 03/15/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/17/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/12 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/17/12 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/18/12 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (33-Y 6-N)
- 04/18/12 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 26-N)
- 04/18/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (64-Y 26-N)
- 04/18/12 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/18/12 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/18/12 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB497ER2)
- 04/18/12 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/18/12 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/18/12 House: Enacted, Chapter 822 (effective 7/1/12)
- 04/18/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0822)