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GA HB924

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lehman Franklin

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases the monthly retirement allowance for Georgia legislators from $28.00 to $50.00 per year of creditable service, matching the benefit level established for legislators serving on or after January 1, 2022

  • Adds $200.00 per year of presiding creditable service to the retirement calculation for all retired legislators, extending a benefit previously only available to post-2022 members

  • Eliminates the two-tier benefit structure that paid different retirement amounts based on whether legislators were serving before or after January 1, 2022

  • Applies the increased benefits to both former legislators not yet retired and those currently receiving retirement payments

  • Effective date is July 1, 2026, contingent on concurrent funding certification under the Public Retirement Systems Standards Law; automatically repeals if funding requirements are not met

Legislative Description

Legislative Retirement System; match benefit amounts payable to former and current retired legislators to benefits payable to legislators who were in office on or after January 1, 2022

Last Action

House Second Readers

1/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Retirement4/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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