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Public employee retirement systems: prohibited investments: retailers and wholesalers of banned weapons.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

CA SB 459 · Senate Bill · 2017–2018

Stage
Session ended
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Senate
Sponsors
Latest action
Jun 20, 2018

What it does

The California Constitution grants the retirement board of a public employee retirement system plenary authority and fiduciary responsibility for investment of moneys and administration of the retirement fund and system. The California Constitution qualifies this grant of powers by reserving to the Legislature the authority to prohibit investments if it is in the public interest and the prohibition satisfies standards of fiduciary care and loyalty required of a retirement board. Existing law prohibits the board of administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) from making investments in certain countries and in thermal coal companies, as specified, subject to the board's…

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Jun 20, 2018

  4. Law (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

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