Senate vote in support of the Retirement Security Act
November 17, 2011
- Legislation: S-1111Aaa • H-6319Aaa • Executive Summary (PDF)
- The Senate Journal with details of the votes (PDF)
- Final Senate vote on S-1111Aaa (35-2): YEAS - 35: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Walaska; NAYS - 2: Senators Ciccone, Tassoni.
- Final Senate vote on H-6319Aaa (33-2): YEAS - 33: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Cote, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Picard, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Walaska; NAYS - 2: Senators Ciccone, Tassoni.
House vote in support of the Retirement Security Act
November 17, 2011
- Legislation: H-6319Aaa • S-1111Aaa • Executive Summary (PDF)
- The House Journal with details of the votes and amendments (PDF)
- Final House vote on H-6319Aaa (57-15): YEAS - 57: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Azzinaro, Baldelli-Hunt, Bennett, Blazejewski, Brien, Chippendale, Cimini, Coderre, Corvese, Costa, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Ferri, Gallison, Gordon, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Keable, Kennedy, Lally, MacBeth, Malik, Marcello, Martin, Mattiello, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Morgan, Morrison, Naughton, Newberry, Nunes, O'Grady, O'Neill, Petrarca, Phillips, Reilly, Ruggiero, Savage, Schadone, Serpa, Silva, Slater, Tanzi, Tarro, Tomasso, Trillo, Ucci, Valencia, Walsh, Watson, Williams, Winfield; NAYS - 15: Representatives Carnevale, DaSilva, DeSimone, Dickinson, Fellela, Guthrie, Hull, Jacquard, Johnston, Lima, Medina, Menard, Messier, Palumbo, San Bento.
- Final House vote on S-1111Aaa (57-14): YEAS - 57: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Azzinaro, Baldelli-Hunt, Bennett, Blazejewski, Brien, Chippendale, Cimini, Coderre, Corvese, Costa, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Ferri, Gallison, Gordon, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Keable, Kennedy, Lally, MacBeth, Malik, Marcello, Martin, Mattiello, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Morgan, Morrison, Naughton, Newberry, Nunes, O'Grady, O'Neill, Petrarca, Phillips, Reilly, Ruggiero, Savage, Schadone, Serpa, Silva, Slater, Tanzi, Tarro, Tomasso, Trillo, Ucci, Valencia, Walsh, Watson, Williams, Winfield; NAYS - 14: Representatives Carnevale, DaSilva, DeSimone, Dickinson, Fellela, Guthrie, Hull, Johnston, Lima, Medina, Menard, Messier, Palumbo, San Bento.
Joint Finance Committee Presentation on Sub A (amendments)
November 9, 2011
- Amended Legislation: H-6319A • S-1111A (PDF)
- Download House and Senate Fiscal Presentation (PDF) (or view below)
Fourth Joint House and Senate Finance Committee Pension Hearing on Proposal (Public Testimony)
November 1, 2011
Public testimony regarding the pensions of independent (non-MERS) employees.
Third Joint House and Senate Finance Committee Pension Hearing on Proposal (Public Testimony)
October 27, 2011
Public testimony regarding the pensions of MERS public safety and correctional officers, State Police and judges.
Second Joint House and Senate Finance Committee Pension Hearing on Proposal (Public Testimony)
October 26, 2011
Public testimony regarding the pensions of state employees, teachers and MERS general employees.
First Joint House and Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Proposal
October 24, 2011
- Analysis by House Fiscal Advisory Staff and the Senate Fiscal Office (PDF)
- Appendix I: Local Pension and OPEB Plans (PDF)
- Appendix II: Annual Required Contributions (PDF)
- Appendix III: Local Administered Pension Plans Considered at Risk (PDF)
- Appendix IV: Key Pension Terms (PDF)
- Appendix V: Public Retirement Plans (PDF)
- Appendix VI: Actuarial Analysis of The Retirement Security Act (PDF)
- Retirement Security Act Overview Presentation (PDF)
- Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
- Pension Consulting Alliance Presentation on the Employees Retirement System of Rhode Island (PDF)
- Actuary's Presentation on The Retirement Security Act (PDF)
Joint Session of the House and Senate
October 18, 2011
- Details of The Retirement Security Act
- Remarks by the Honorable Governor Lincoln D. Chafee
- Remarks by General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo
Third Joint House and Senate Finance Committee Pension Hearing
September 28, 2011
- Download House and Senate Fiscal Presentation (PDF) (or view below)
Second Joint House and Senate Finance Committee Pension Hearing
September 21, 2011
- Download House and Senate Fiscal Presentation (PDF) (or view below)
House Pension Briefing
September 21, 2011
First Joint House and Senate Finance Committee Pension Hearing
September 14, 2011
- Download House and Senate Fiscal Presentation (PDF) (or view below)
Senate Pension Briefing
September 12, 2011
Joint House and Senate Pension Presentation
September 6, 2011
- Biographies of the guest speakers (PDF)
- Presentation by the National Institute for Retirement Security (PDF)
- Pew Research presentation on the widening gap in pension funding (PDF)
- Information on the various retirement systems throughout Rhode Island (PDF)
- Key Pension Terms (PDF) (or in HTML format here)
