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HF4074

Retirement Policy Bill

Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 3:39 AM

In one sentence

This bill makes administrative changes to several Minnesota retirement systems, creates new subplans for probation officers and telecommunicators, adjusts contribution rates and waiting periods for specific groups, and updates rules regarding salary definitions.

What it does

  • Reduces employee and employer payment rates in the local government correctional service retirement plan.
  • Increases postretirement adjustments for the local government correctional service retirement plan.
  • Shortens the waiting period before police and fire retirees can receive post-retirement adjustments.
  • Creates a new Probation and Telecommunicator Retirement subplan under the Minnesota State Retirement System.
  • Establishes a Local Government Probation and Telecommunicator Retirement Plan administered by the Public Employees Retirement Association.
  • Transfers money from the general fund to temporarily lower employee contribution rates in the new probation and telecommunicator plans.
  • Updates rules so that pay for Minnesota paid leave is not counted as salary for pension calculations.
  • Makes administrative changes to the Teachers Retirement Association, St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association, and Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program.
  • Modifies expense apportionment among funds managed by the State Board of Investment.

Who it affects

  • State employees covered by the general state employees retirement plan
  • State correctional officers in the correctional employees retirement plan
  • Local government police and firefighters
  • Teachers in public schools and those in St. Paul
  • Probation officers and telecommunicators

Limits and unknowns

  • The provided text does not list specific dollar amounts or exact dates when these changes take effect.
  • Special legislation regarding individuals with omitted service periods or missing accounts is mentioned but details are limited in this excerpt.

Plain language

Terms to know

Contribution rates
The percentage of pay that employees and employers must put into the retirement fund.
Postretirement adjustments
Changes to pension payments made after a person has retired, often based on inflation or cost of living.
General Fund
The main account where the state keeps most of its tax money for general spending.

Official record

Sources

Validated

Official summary

Retirement policy bill.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Presented to Governor 05/16/26House
  2. Presentment date 05/16/26Senate
  3. Returned from SenateHouse
  4. Special OrderSenate
  5. Comm report: Subst. for SF on General Orders SF4276Senate
  6. AmendedHouse
  7. Received from HouseSenate
  8. House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Wednesday, May 13, 2026House
  9. Committee report, to adopt as amendedHouse
  10. Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Ways and MeansHouse
  11. Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and PolicyHouse