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SB0010Introduced in the Senate

State employee retirement benefits.

Engrossed

Introduced by Linda Rogers, District 11

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

State employee retirement benefits. Requires the state to make contributions after December 31, 2026, that match, dollar for dollar, each state employee's deferred compensation contributions, not to exceed $28 per paycheck. Specifies limitations on state contributions, including the availability of biennial appropriations. Allows in certain circumstances the budget agency to suspend contributions, resume contributions, and make contributions that were missed due to suspension. Specifies a process by which portions of the funding sources for the retirement medical benefits account must be transferred to the state comptroller for the purpose of making matching contributions. Provides as a default rule that after December 31, 2026, each participant's membership in the retirement medical benefits account is terminated, participant subaccounts are forfeited, and subaccount amounts must be transferred to the state general fund. Specifies exceptions. Requires the state comptroller to transfer certain amounts from the state general fund to each participant's defined contribution plan. Specifies a time frame within which a participant in the retirement medical benefits account may elect to remain a participant. Establishes the 2027 retiree health benefit trust. Provides that the retiree health benefit trust fund will be terminated when certain conditions are met. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the interim study committee on pension management oversight.)

Where it stands

Representatives VanNatter, Moseley added as cosponsors

February 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate - Third reading · January 28, 2026

47

Yes

0

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

49 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Dan Dernulc1Yes
Lonnie Randolph2Yes
Mark Spencer3Yes
Rodney Pol4Yes
Ed Charbonneau5Yes
Rick Niemeyer6Yes
Brian Buchanan7Yes
Mike Bohacek8Yes
Ryan Mishler9Yes
David Niezgodski10Yes

Bill history

  1. Authored by Senators Rogers, Buchanan, Niezgodski

  2. First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor

  3. Senator Hunley added as coauthor

  4. Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  5. Senator Doriot added as coauthor

  6. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  7. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  8. Amendment #1 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote

  9. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  10. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 117: yeas 47, nays 0

  11. House sponsor: Representative Lopez

  12. Cosponsor: Representative Jordan

  13. Referred to the House

  14. First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions

  15. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  16. Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3

  17. Representatives VanNatter, Moseley added as cosponsors

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