VA HB2204 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-01-31 - Tabled in Commerce and Labor by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

My Virginia Plan Program; retirement plans for My Virginia Plan Program; retirement plans for employees of private employers. Directs the Department of the Treasury (the Department) to create the My Virginia Plan Program (the Program) to enable private employers to connect with financial services firms that offer retirement plans. The bill provides that participation in a plan offered through the Program is voluntary for employers and their employees. The bill requires the Department to review and approve financial services firms to offer retirement plans through the Program and create a website for employers to obtain information on how to participate. The bill provides that the Department ensure that the Program provides a range of investment options to meet the needs of investors with various levels of risk tolerance and various ages. The bill requires that in order to participate in the Program a financial services firm must register with the State Corporation Commission, meet the requirements of all federal laws required to offer retirement plans, and offer at least two product options, including a target date fund and a balanced fund. The bill authorizes the Department to charge fees to participating financial services firms to recoup start-up and ongoing costs. The bill prohibits financial services firms from charging any administrative fees to employers.

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Title

My Virginia Plan Program; created, retirement plans for employees of private employers.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2017-01-31HouseTabled in Commerce and Labor by voice vote
2017-01-11HouseReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2017-01-11HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103436D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221844(n/a)See Bill Text
221850(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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