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Committee advances bill moving tax‑court judge into judicial retirement system
Summary
The House Retirement Committee approved a do‑pass recommendation on House Bill 818 to shift the tax‑tribunal judge’s retirement coverage from ERS to the Judicial Retirement System after the position moved into the judicial branch following a 2024 constitutional amendment.
Lawmakers on the House Retirement Committee voted to advance House Bill 818, a technical change that would move the retirement coverage for the judge position that formerly sat in the administrative tax tribunal into the Judicial Retirement System.
A committee member explained the post moved from the administrative branch to a true court last year through a constitutional amendment enacted in 2024, and the bill aligns the retirement system assignment with that change. The sponsor said the measure transfers beneficiary status and contributions from ERS to JRS for the tax‑court judge position.
A do‑pass motion was offered and seconded; members approved the recommendation by voice vote. Committee members characterized the measure as corrective and limited in scope, aimed at aligning retirement coverage with the office’s branch placement rather than altering benefits for incumbents.
