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Committee declines to advance bill to bar pensions for future public‑trust criminals
2837502 · April 1, 2025
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Summary
The committee did not advance Senator Johnson’s bill to deny pension benefits to public officials convicted of crimes involving the public trust; sponsors framed the proposal as prospective only and constrained by constitutional contract‑clause case law.
Senator Johnson presented legislation proposing to bar pension benefits for members who commit crimes related to their public trust. The bill’s text would prohibit new members who later commit a qualifying public‑trust crime from receiving a pension while preserving the right to a refund of…
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