Public employees’ retirement: service credit: payments.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

The bill changes California’s public‑employee retirement law so that any unpaid service‑credit contributions must be paid to the system within 90 days of a member’s retirement or death for elections effective on or after Jan. 1, 2028, and the credit will be reduced or removed if not paid. It also narrows the circumstances in which a retiree or survivor can elect to lower their pension allowance to cover unpaid balances, and it excludes industrial‑disability cases from the new rules.

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Vote

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 6078.) Ordered to the Senate. · Aug 6, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Jun 24, 2026
• Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Hearing
  Labor, Public Employment and Retirement · Jun 10, 2026
• Public Employment and Retirement Committee Hearing
  Public Employment and Retirement · Jun 10, 2026
• Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Hearing
  Labor, Public Employment and Retirement · Apr 8, 2026
• Labor, Public Employment and Retirement
  Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee · Apr 8, 2026

History

1. May 11, 2026Referred to Com. on P. E. & R.
2. Apr 23, 2026Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4034.) Ordered to the Assembly.
3. Apr 23, 2026In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
4. Apr 21, 2026Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
5. Apr 20, 2026From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
6. Apr 10, 2026Set for hearing April 20.
7. Apr 8, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3794.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
8. Mar 26, 2026Set for hearing April 8.
9. Mar 16, 2026From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
10. Feb 11, 2026Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
11. Jan 30, 2026From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 1.
12. Jan 29, 2026Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

• John Laird (D) · sponsor
• Laird

Bill text

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