SB 61 — Education Retirees' Trust Fund Funding Act, Education Retirees Trust Fund created in State Treasury as permanent trust to fund periodic bonus checks for education retirees, duties of TRS Board of Control specified
Last action — Assigned Act No. 2021-464.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 06, 2021. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Education Retirees' Trust Fund Funding Act, Education Retirees Trust Fund created in State Treasury as permanent trust to fund periodic bonus checks for education retirees, duties of TRS Board of Control specified-
Bill Text
Action History
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Signature Requested
Sponsors
- Donnie Chesteen · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 101 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (103)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Brown (K) | — | Yea |
| Dismukes | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Isbell | — | Yea |
| Jones (M) | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Meadows | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| Sorrell | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Wood (D) | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Yea |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Yea |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Yea |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Yea |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Yea |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Yea |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Yea |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Yea |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Yea |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Yea |
| Laura Hall | D | Yea |
| M. Moore | D | Yea |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Yea |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Yea |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Yea |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Yea |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Yea |
| Sam Jones | D | Yea |
| TaShina Morris | D | Yea |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Yea |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| Andy Whitt | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Not Voting |
| Ben Robbins | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Yea |
| Chad Robertson | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Ed Oliver | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Not Voting |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Yea |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Yea |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Yea |
| Matt Simpson | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Parker Moore | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Yea |
| Rhett Marques | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Russell Bedsole | R | Yea |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Yea |
| Shane Stringer | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
| Tracy Estes | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| R | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 0% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders-Fortier | — | Not Voting |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Not Voting |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Not Voting |
| William M. Beasley | D | Not Voting |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Not Voting |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| R | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 23 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 6% | 0% | 26% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Nay |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders-Fortier | — | Not Voting |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Not Voting |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Not Voting |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Not Voting |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Not Voting |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Not Voting |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Not Voting |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Nay |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 61 do?
- Education Retirees' Trust Fund Funding Act, Education Retirees Trust Fund created in State Treasury as permanent trust to fund periodic bonus checks for education retirees, duties of TRS Board of Control specified-
- Who sponsors SB 61?
- SB 61 is sponsored by Donnie Chesteen (R).
- What is the current status of SB 61?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 06, 2021. Enacted.
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