Legislative Committee Members Discuss Agenda
NC General Assembly
On January 26, 2009 a legislative committee met in Cary to set the
2009-2010 legislative agenda of the North Carolina PBA. Following a
review of the last legislative session and the 2008 candidate screening
process the decision was made by the committee to pursue the following
legislative agenda.
25 year retirement
Senate Bill 624
(Click Here to See Bill)
(Click Here to See Current Committee Assignment)
Due Process for Municipal Law Enforcement Officers
Development of Widow/Widower Pension Fund Legislation
Senate Bill 411
(Bill Passes Senate - Click to See Vote Results)
Senate Bill 411 Signed Into Law
House Bill 766
(Bill Passes House - Click Here to See Vote Results)
Remove Restriction/Law Enforcement Officer Disability Benefits
Senate Bill 557
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Current Committee Assignment)
House Bill 697
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Address Broad Interpretation of the Separation Allowance Clause by
Municipalities
Senate Bill 986
(Click Here to See Bill)
(Bill
Passes Senate - Click Here to See Vote Results)
Previously Sponsored PBA Legislation Re-Introduced in Honor of Longtime Friend Senator Jeanne Lucas
Senate Bill 469 (Jeanne Hopkins Lucas Act) was recently introduced in honor of longtime friend of the PBA, Senator Jeanne Lucas. Senator Lucas lost her courageous battle with cancer on March 9, 2007. Senator Lucas had previously joined with the PBA in sponsoring Senate Bill 784. Senate Bill 784 would have provided Durham City and County officers with the option to purchase 2 to 4 years of creditable service towards retirement for officers that hold an intermediate to advanced certificate. On the two year anniversary of her death Senator Floyd McKissick, another close friend of the PBA, filed Senate Bill 469 in her honor. Senate Bill 469 mirrors Senate Bill 784 and has been referred to the committee on Pensions Retirement & Aging. The North Carolina Police Benevolent Association is extremely proud of this legislation that serves to honor the legacy of a true friend of Durham County law enforcement officers.
Senate Bill 469
(Click Here to See Committee Assignment)