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Current Legislation

This Legislative update page is designed to keep you informed on possible or actual legislation that may or will have an impact on our pension system's operation, our pension benefits, or our healthcare benefits. If the Ohio House (HB) or Senate (SB) Bill is highlighted, put your "cursor arrow" on it and "click". By doing this you will go into the Ohio Legislative Website, where you can get more detail on the Bills. When you are done "click" on the "Back" button and you will be able to return to this page.

PERI is constantly working to make retirees' desires known to the Ohio General Assembly.

PERI Administrater Bill Winegarner leads press conference.

Press Conference Article.

LOCATING YOUR STATE SENATOR AND / OR REPRESENTATIVE

If you call 1-800-282-0253, the operator will be able to tell you the name and phone number of your state Representative and state Senator.

You will need to know your postal zip code plus 4.

You can also locate them by "clicking" on the following: Ohio General Assembly

The Governor's phone number is 1-614-466-3555

Click here to send an email: Contact The Govenor.

Last update May 21, 2009.

House Bills

H.B. No. 30 Sponsored by (Representative Combs)

Would require an analysis of each proposed retirement incentive plan, and would prohibit re-employment by the same employer.

Senate Bills


To permit State employees to receive longevity and vacation credit for prior military service.

S.B. No. 83 Sponsored by (Senator Faber)

To exclude certain compensation when determining retirement benefits under the Public Employees Retirement System.

Click on this line to search for any other Ohio House or Senate Bills.


SOCIAL SECURITY OFFSET & WINDFALL PROVISIONS

The Government Pension Offset rules (Spouses and widow(er) ) are explained in Social Security’s publication No 05-10007.

The Windfall rules (worker) "A Pension From Work Not Covered By Social Security" are explained in Social Security’s publication No 05-10045.

PERI has been waging a campaign for the elimination of the offset provision since 1983. Every year since, proposed legislation to eliminate the provision has ended up in a House Ways & Means Committee sub-committee. That is a nice way of saying that they were ignored because there was not enough political pressure to push the legislation through congress. For our statement before the committee click on the following link:

Statement for the Record: US House of Representatives.

Statement for the Record: US Senate.

There are currently several bills under consideration. You can "Click" on the links below to learn the specifics of each Bill.

H.R. 235 sponsored by Representative Berman (CA).

S.484 sponsored by Senator Feinstein (CA).
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