2007 House Bill 4800 ↩

House Roll Call 165: Passed

To repeal a provision of the state employee pension law that allows an employee to “retire,” start collecting a pension, and then return to work for state either directly or through a contractual arrangement with a third party, collecting a wage or salary while simultaneously collecting pension benefits. The bill would suspend pension payments while an individual worked for the state, directly or indirectly. The bill was amended to "tie bar" it to House Bill 4500, to increase the income tax from 3.9 percent to 4.6 percent. This means the pension reform could not take place unless the tax hike also did. Note: Reps. Brown, Caswell, Caul, Clack, Cushingberry, Lindberg, Meadows, Nofs and Alma Smith all abstained because of a possible conflict of interest. They either currently receive or are vested in a government pension plan.