Senate: Finance

Agenda

The committee has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony and consider the following bills:

Bill No. 32-0045 – An Act amending Title 23, V.I.C., chapter 19, subchapters I, relating to benefits for and insurance coverage of officers and members of the National Guard of the Virgin Islands (VING) to provide for pay comparable to those serving in the armed forces of the United States to active duty members of VING and to ensure that the territorial active duty members have insurance to cover any illness or injury sustained while on active duty not covered by other health insurance coverage

Bill No. 32-0050 – An Act authorizing the Executive Branch to negotiate for ownership of stock in a publicly traded company or its subsidiaries in exchange for tax subsidies or other concessions

Bill No. 32-0095 – An Act authorizing the Government Employees’ Retirement System (GERS) to use certain unencumbered government property as additional collateral to secure pension revenue bond funding

Bill No. 32-0102 – An Act to repeal provisions that allow persons who are receiving a retirement annuity from the Government Employees’ Retirement System to return to work for the Government of the Virgin Islands without making contributions to the GERS

Bill No. 32-0109 – An Act providing for property tax benefits for retirees on the Government Employees’ Retirement System who are owed retroactive wages