Fabio
106 lines
5.5 KiB
Markdown
106 lines
5.5 KiB
Markdown
---
|
||
type: "Bill"
|
||
title: "Retirement and Pension; maximum employer contribution to a 401(k) for certain state law enforcement officers; increase"
|
||
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-2-357 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to withdrawal, employer contributions, vesting, and date of election, so as to increase the maximum employer contribution to a 401(k) for certain state law enforcement officers; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
|
||
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
|
||
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
|
||
session: "2025_26"
|
||
identifier: "SB 452"
|
||
citation: "Georgia SB 452 (2025_26)"
|
||
classification: ["bill"]
|
||
subjects: ["CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE)", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES", "RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS"]
|
||
status: "enacted"
|
||
primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Blake Tillery", "Bo Hatchett", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Drew Echols", "Ed Setzler", "Frank Ginn", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jason T. Dickerson", "John Albers", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still", "Steve Gooch", "Timothy Bearden"]
|
||
version_count: 4
|
||
action_count: 15
|
||
vote_count: 2
|
||
first_action: "2026-02-02"
|
||
last_action: "2026-07-01"
|
||
source: "openstates"
|
||
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58c4f685-8784-48b7-8d0f-c8ec22d0d907"
|
||
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
|
||
source_hash: "ab69adbdfa3f5a92c5873d58549bff8b4b87cb78cc18fd5299a9d42c01a792ad"
|
||
vintage: "2026-07-01"
|
||
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
|
||
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
|
||
confidence: "reported"
|
||
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
|
||
---
|
||
|
||
# Georgia SB 452 (2025_26) — Retirement and Pension; maximum employer contribution to a 401(k) for certain state law enforcement officers; increase
|
||
|
||
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-2-357 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to withdrawal, employer contributions, vesting, and date of election, so as to increase the maximum employer contribution to a 401(k) for certain state law enforcement officers; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
|
||
|
||
## Version chain
|
||
|
||
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
|
||
|
||
1. **As Introduced LC 56 0504-EC** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241279.pdf)
|
||
2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242802.pdf)
|
||
3. **Auditor's Certification LC 56 0504-EC** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241280.pdf)
|
||
4. **SB 452/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246803.pdf)
|
||
|
||
## Votes
|
||
|
||
- House Vote #730 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **163–0** (pass) · lower
|
||
- Senate Vote #549 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
|
||
|
||
## Sponsors
|
||
|
||
- Ben Watson — primary (person)
|
||
- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
|
||
- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
|
||
- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
|
||
- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
|
||
- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
|
||
- Carden Summers — primary (person)
|
||
- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
|
||
- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
|
||
- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
|
||
- Drew Echols — primary (person)
|
||
- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
|
||
- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
|
||
- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
|
||
- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
|
||
- Jason T. Dickerson — primary (person)
|
||
- John Albers — primary (person)
|
||
- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
|
||
- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
|
||
- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
|
||
- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
|
||
- Matt Brass — primary (person)
|
||
- Max Burns — primary (person)
|
||
- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
|
||
- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
|
||
- Rick Williams — primary (person)
|
||
- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
|
||
- Sam Watson — primary (person)
|
||
- Shawn Still — primary (person)
|
||
- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
|
||
- Timothy Bearden — primary (person)
|
||
|
||
## Timeline
|
||
|
||
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
|
||
|
||
- **2026-02-02** Senate Hopper `introduction`
|
||
- **2026-02-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
|
||
- **2026-02-11** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
|
||
- **2026-02-12** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
|
||
- **2026-02-17** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
|
||
- **2026-02-17** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
|
||
- **2026-02-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
|
||
- **2026-02-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
|
||
- **2026-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
|
||
- **2026-03-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
|
||
- **2026-03-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
|
||
- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
|
||
- **2026-05-06** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
|
||
- **2026-05-06** Act 414 `executive-signature`
|
||
- **2026-07-01** Effective Date
|
||
|
||
## Source
|
||
|
||
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58c4f685-8784-48b7-8d0f-c8ec22d0d907`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
|
||
|