Retirement, payroll deduction bills pass House panel

Published: 02/22/12 - 6:16pm Written by eCapitol
Two retirement bills and one bill related to state employees’ payroll deductions passed the House Economic Development, Tourism and Financial Services Committee on Wednesday. Rep. Randy McDaniel, R-Edmond, won passage of his two bills, the CS for HB 2321 and HB 2322, both of which relate to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System. A do pass recommendation was also given to the CS for HB 3111, by Rep. Jeff Hickman, R-Dacoma, which instead of eliminating payroll deductions for employee associations instead requires that the cost of administering the deductions be covered. Wednesday’s meeting was also the first for Rep. Curtis McDaniel, D-Smithville, who was sworn into office just a couple of hours before the committee’s meeting. For teh full report go to www.ecapitol.net