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• Introduced by Sen. Paula I. Benoit (R) on December 18, 2007, current law allows a retiree to make a one-time change of the retiree’s previously designated beneficiary for retirement benefits without the permission of the beneficiary if the beneficiary is not the spouse or former spouse of the retiree. This bill would allow a retiree to change a previously designated beneficiary more than once.
  • Referred to the Labor Committee on December 18, 2007.
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on March 13, 2008.
• Passed in the Senate by voice vote on March 14, 2008.
• Received in the House on March 17, 2008.
• Passed in the House by voice vote on March 18, 2008.
• Signed by Gov. John E Baldacci on March 27, 2008.