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Sponsor says bill to ban taxpayer‑paid pension 'pickups' will increase transparency
Summary
Representative Thomas told the committee House Bill 473 would prohibit public employers from paying employees' share of pension contributions in new contracts, saying the practice obscures total compensation; the bill follows a vetoed budget provision that would have banned pickups for school administrators and would apply the ban more broadly to
Representative Thomas presented sponsor testimony on House Bill 473, which would prohibit public employers from picking up employees' pension contributions in any new collective‑bargaining or employment contract signed after enactment.
"This bill is for the working class, for transparency. It's for our taxpayers," Thomas said in opening remarks, framing the measure as a way to make total public‑employee compensation more visible to taxpayers. Thomas said the practice of employers paying employees' pension shares can reduce headline…
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