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GA SB 209

died on adjournment

Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; members of the Public School Employees Retirement System to make an irrevocable election to become members; permit certain persons

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 209 pass?

No. GA SB 209 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-06): Senate Tabled

What is GA SB 209 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement and pensions, so as to permit certain persons who would otherwise be required to be members of the Public School Employees Retirement System to make an irrevocable election to become members of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for conditions; to prohibit transfers of creditable service; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 209?

Russ Goodman, Rick Williams, Drew Echols and 6 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 209.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement and pensions, so as to permit certain persons who would otherwise be required to be members of the Public School Employees Retirement System to make an irrevocable election to become members of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for conditions; to prohibit transfers of creditable service; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-19
Latest action
2026-03-06 — Senate Tabled
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Russ Goodmanprimary
  • Rick Williamsprimary
  • Drew Echolsprimary
  • Elena Parentprimary
  • Billy Hickmanprimary
  • Michael 'Doc' Rhettprimary
  • Harold Jones IIprimary
  • Sam Watsonprimary
  • Freddie Powell Simsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-19

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-20

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-03

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-03-04

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2026-03-06

    Senate Tabled

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70509

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