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2007 MAR - Association Bill Sponsors - Here is a list of those legislators who have agreed to sponsor and cosponsor our twenty bills for the new Legislative Session. Any additional cosponsors, who signed on after we went to press, will be reported on our website.
The name in boldface denotes the lead sponsor of each bill, followed by cosponsors in italics. At this time, bills have yet to be assigned numbers. COST OF LIVINGIncrease Maximum COLA Base: Senator Marian Walsh. Senators Morrissey, McGee, Joyce and Moore. Rep. Jay Kaufman. Reps. Straus, Rogeness, Spiliotis, Smola, Fresolo, Binienda, Coughlin, Polito, Petersen, Pignatelli, Kafka, Callahan, Koczera and Timilty. Senators Augustus, Knapik, Tarr and Timilty. PENSION BENEFITS $15,000 Minimum Pension: Senator Thomas McGee. Senator Knapik. Reps. Polito and Reinstein. Survivors Minimum Pension: Rep. Brad Jones. Rep. Fresolo. Senator Knapik. Right to Remarry - Retroactive Application: Senator Michael Morrissey. Senator Moore. Retroactive Option C Calculation: Senator Michael Morrissey. Senators Moore, Brewer and Joyce. Rep. Gobi. INSURANCE Raise Basic Life Coverage: Rep. Vinny deMacedo. Senator Knapik. GIC Composition: Senator Richard Moore. Senator Knapik. Medicare Part B Refund: Senator Michael Morrissey. Senators Moore, McGee, Walsh and Joyce. GASB Funding Schedule: Rep. Jay Kaufman. State: Reps. Smola, Fresolo, Rogeness, Petersen, Scibak, Kafka and Eldridge. Senator Knapik. Municipal: Reps. Smola, Fresolo, Rogeness, Petersen, Pignatelli, Scibak, Casey, Kafka, Eldridge. Senators Timilty, Tarr and Knapik. Survivors Insurance Retention: Senator Richard Moore. Senator Knapik. Reps. Frost and Hynes. GIC Appeal Process: Senator Scott Brown. Senators Tisei, Tarr, Knapik and Hedlund. Reinstatement of Health Insurance: Rep. David Flynn. VETERANS Non-Contributory Vets Tax Exemption: Senator Scott Brown. Senators Tisei, Tarr, Timilty, Knapik and Hedlund. Reps. Fresolo and Polito. Extend New Definition Of Veteran: Senator Scott Brown. Senators Tisei, Tarr, Timily, Knapik and Hedlund. Reps. Verga, Fresolo and Polito. DISABILITY PENSIONS Disability Reexaminations: Rep. David Flynn. Earned Income: Senator Michael Morrissey. Conversion of Disability Pension: Rep. Vinny deMacedo. Senator Knapik. Non-Veteran Ordinary Disability: Senator Michael Morrissey. |
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