Bill allowing Seasonal and Casual Employees to Participate in the State Pension Plan Sent to Carney

The House and Senate have passed House Bill 130 unanimoulsy that will allow state causal, temporary or seasonal employees to enroll in the state pension/retirement plan. Currently, because they are causal, temporary, or seasonal employees, for reasons passing human understanding, they are excluded from the state’s 457(b) pension plan.

House Bill 130 – ALLOWING SEASONAL/CAUSAL EMPLOYEE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE PENSION PLAN	Currrent Status – House Passed 37-0-4. Senate Passed 20-0-1.
House Sponsors – Longhurst, Griffith, Minor-Brown, Baumbach, Bush, Heffernan, Johnson, Morrison, Williams, Wilson-Anton // Briggs King, Hilovsky	Senate Sponsors – Paradee, Gay, Hansen, Hoffner, Sokola // Pettyjohn, WIlson
House Yes Votes – Baumbach Bolden Bush Carson Chukwuocha Cooke Dorsey-Walker Griffith Harris Johnson Lambert Longhurst Matthews Minor-Brown Moore Morrison Neal Osienski Parker-Selby Phillips Romer Schwartzkopf Williams Wilson-Anton // Briggs King Collins Dukes Gray Hensley Hilovsky Morris Postles Ramone Short Spiegelman Vanderwende Yearick	Senate Yes Votes – Gay Hansen Hoffner Huxtable Lockman Mantzavinos McBride Paradee Pinkney Poore Sokola Sturgeon Townsend Walsh // Buckson Hocker Lawson Pettyjohn Richardon Wilson
House No Votes – None	Senate No Votes – None
House Absents or Not Voting – Heffernan, Lynn. Smith, Shupe	Senate Absent or Not Voting – Brown