A. A nonfiscal retirement bill may be introduced at any time according to the applicable deadlines established by the House of Representatives or Senate in any regular session of the Legislature. After its introduction into the Legislature, a nonfiscal retirement bill may not be amended in any manner to cause the bill to become a retirement bill having a fiscal impact. Except as otherwise provided by this section, any amendment to such a bill shall be submitted to the Legislative Actuary by the chair of the committee, if a committee amendment, or by the presiding officer of the Senate or House of Representatives if the amendment was made by the Senate or the House of Representatives or by the author of such bill when the bill is assigned to a conference committee. An amendment with the sole purpose to strike or restore the title or the enacting clause shall not be submitted to the Legislative Actuary. If the Legislative Actuary certifies in writing that the amendment does not cause the bill to become a retirement bill having a fiscal impact, the bill, as amended, may continue in the legislative process as any other bill. If the Legislative Actuary will not issue such a certification for the amendment, the progress of the bill in the legislative process will end, and the bill shall not be considered further by either the House of Representatives or the Senate.
B. An amendment to a nonfiscal retirement bill which is prohibited by subsection A of this section may be withdrawn by the committee which made the amendment, if a committee amendment, or by the Senate, if that body made the amendment, or by the House of Representatives, if that body made the amendment or by the author, if the amendment is made in conference. If the amendment is withdrawn, the bill may continue in the legislative process as any other bill, unless it is subsequently amended, and, in that event, the provisions of this section shall apply to the subsequent amendment.
C. A nonfiscal retirement bill which is not amended during the legislative process may be considered as any other bill.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 292, § 6, eff. July 1, 2006. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 367, § 6, eff. July 1, 2007.
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