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SB166 • 2025

An Act making appropriations from the State Employees' Retirement Fund and from the SERS Defined Contribution Fund to provide for expenses of the State Employees' Retirement Board for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

An Act making appropriations from the State Employees' Retirement Fund and from the SERS Defined Contribution Fund to provide for expenses of the State Employees' Retirement Board for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
MARTIN
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 13, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act making appropriations from the State Employees' Retirement Fund and from the SERS Defined Contribution Fund to provide for expenses of the State Employees' Retirement Board for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

An Act making appropriations from the State Employees' Retirement Fund and from the SERS Defined Contribution Fund to provide for expenses of the State Employees' Retirement Board for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act making appropriations from the State Employees' Retirement Fund and from the SERS Defined Contribution Fund to provide for expenses of the State Employees' Retirement Board for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 S

    Second consideration, May 13, 2025

  2. 2025-05-13 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 13, 2025

  3. 2025-05-12 APPROPRIATIONS

    Reported as committed, May 12, 2025

  4. 2025-05-12 S

    First consideration, May 12, 2025

  5. 2025-04-03 APPROPRIATIONS

    Referred to APPROPRIATIONS, April 3, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act making appropriations from the State Employees' Retirement Fund and from the SERS Defined Contribution Fund to provide for expenses of the State Employees' Retirement Board for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 535
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 166
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MARTIN, APRIL 3, 2025
REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, APRIL 3, 2025
AN ACT
Making appropriations from the State Employees' Retirement Fund
and from the SERS Defined Contribution Fund to provide for
expenses of the State Employees' Retirement Board for the
fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the
payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close
of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The sum of $39,795,000, or as much thereof as may
be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the State Employees'
Retirement Fund to the State Employees' Retirement Board for the
payment of all salaries, wages and other compensation and travel
expenses of the employees and members of the State Employees'
Retirement Board, for contractual services and other expenses
necessary for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and
activities of the board for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2025, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.
Section 2. The sum of $5,979,000, or as much thereof as may
be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the SERS Defined
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Contribution Fund authorized under section 1799.7-E of the act
of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, to
the State Employees' Retirement Board for the payment of all
salaries, wages and other compensation and travel expenses of
the employees and members of the State Employees' Retirement
Board, for contractual services and other expenses necessary for
the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities of
the board related to the administration of the State Employees'
Defined Contribution Plan established under 71 Pa.C.S. Ch. 58
(relating to State Employees' Defined Contribution Plan) for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and for the payment of bills
incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2025.
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025, or
immediately, whichever is later.
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