Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement Legislation Sheet 2020

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by  Missouri General Assembly, Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement

2020 RETIREMENT LEGISLATION - HOUSE
HOUSE BILLS HOUSE ACTION SENATE ACTION OTHER ACTION
Committee Date/Time Committee Passed 3rd Committee Date/Time Committee Passed 3rd Gov
Bill Number System Affected Description Sponsor Perfected Notes
Assigned Hearing Rm Action Read Assigned Hearing Rm Action Read Action
Executive
Session Voted do pass Placed on
Consent Perfected House Bills For
Modifies the mailing requirements Health and Completed
HB1270 Blind Pension Fund Unsicker House and by Consent Third
for the Blind Pension Fund. Mental Policy Voted
Procedure 3/19/20 Read/Consent
Do Pass 2/18/20 Calendar
2/3/20
Reauthorizes the 2.55 multiplier for
HB1298 PSRS teachers retiring with 31 or more Dinkins Pensions
years of service.
Establishes the Missouri Workplace
HB1311 Private Entities Retirement Savings Plan that private Shull Pensions
business entities may join.
Prohibits public entities from
entering into certain contracts with
companies unless the contract Hearing
HB1344 All Public Plans includes a written certification that Baker General Laws Completed
the company is not engaged in a 2/12/20
boycott of goods or services from
Israel.
Creates the Missouri Secure Choice
Savings Program to permit certain
private sector employers to enroll in
Private Sector
HB1432 a retirement savings plan. Kendrick Higher Education
Employees
Establishes enrollment conditions
and what documents the board
needs to provide to the employee.
1. LAGERS -Permits each political subdivision
to elect a member contribution rate of 2% or
6% of compensation in addition to the current
options of 0% and 4%.
2. MOSERS & MPERS - Allows members of
MPERS and MOSERS to elect an adjusted
5/4/20
annuity amount and remove former spouses
3rd Read and
as survivor beneficiaries upon divorce under
certain circumstances. Executive Executive Passed with
LAGERS, MOSERS, 3. PSRS - Provides that information pertaining Session 1/27/20 2/03/20 Third Session Amendments. Truly
HB1467 MPERS, PSRS, to the salaries and benefits of the executive Completed Rules - Perfected Read and Health and Hearing Completed 5/6/20 agreed
*combined director and employees of the Board of Pike Pensions Administrative Passed/ Conducted Fiscal Review and finally
Judicial Retirement Voted 1/29/20 Pensions SCS Voted
with HB 1934 Trustees of the Public School Retirement Oversight Reported to 4/29/20 Voted passed
System System of Missouri shall not be considered Do Pass Voted Do Pass Senate Do Pass Do Pass 5/7/20
confidential information. 1/21/20 4/29/20 5/6/20
4. MOSERS & Judicial Retirement System - Reported to the
Establishes a buyout program for terminated
House floor.
vested members of MOSERS employed in a
position covered by the Judicial Retirement
System to receive a lump sum payment.
SA 1: Provides that a lump sum distribution is
subject to the provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code.
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Establishes the Retirees Experiencing
Special Hearing Executive Session
a Better Living Initiative Fund to
HB1516 Retired Individuals Messenger Committee on Conducted Postponed
advertise Missouri to retirees in
Aging 2/12/20 3/4/20
other states.
Transfers control of the City of St.
Louis Police Department to the Board
Local
HB1544 St. Louis Police of Police Commissioners. Modifies Carter
Government
the composition of the retirement
system's board of trustees.
Hearing
Provides that information pertaining
Executive Conducted
to the salaries and benefits of the 1/30/20 2/10/20 Third
Session combined
HB1934 executive director and employees of Completed Rules - Perfected Read and Health and with HB
*combined PSRS the Board of Trustees of the Public Wiemann Pensions Administrative Passed/
Voted 2/04/20 Pensions 1467, SCS
with HB 1467 School Retirement System of Oversight Voted Reported to
Do Pass Voted Do
Missouri shall not be considered Do Pass Senate
1/21/20 Pass
confidential information.
4/29/2020
Executive
3/4/20
Session Placed on
MOSERS, MPERS and Modifies multiple provisions relating Rules -
Completed Informal
HB1999 Judicial Retirement to MOSERS, MPERS and the Judicial Black (7) Pensions Administrative
Voted Perfection
System Retirement System. Oversight
Do Pass Calendar
Voted Do Pass
2/11/20
Hearing
Reduces the number of Highway Conducted 3/11/20
Commissioners on the MPERS board 3/3/20 Referred to
HB2165 MPERS of trustees from three to one. Ross Pensions HCS Rules -
Modifies the length of terms for the Voted Administrative
two active employee trustees. Do Pass Oversight
3/11/20
Modifies provisions relating to workforce
development in elementary and
secondary education. Modifies the
working after retirement critical
shortage law for PSRS and PEERS. Elementary and Hearing Executive Session
HB2174 PSRS & PEERS Increases the length of time, from two Pollitt Secondary conducted Postponed
years to four years, that a retired Education 3/10/2020 4/30/20
member may work after retirement
without losing his or her retirement
benefit when a school district has
declared a teacher/employee shortage.
Prohibits public entities from
Executive 2/18/20
entering into certain contracts with
Session Rules - Legislative Placed on
companies unless the contract
Completed Oversight Informal
HB2179 All Public Plans includes a written certification that Rehder General Laws
HCS Voted Executive Session Perfection
the company is not engaged in a
Do Pass Completed Voted Calendar
boycott of goods or services from
2/12/20 Do Pass
Israel.
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Increases the length of time, from
two years to four years, that a
retired member may work after Hearing
HB2291 PSRS & PEERS retirement without losing his or her Black (7) Pensions Completed
retirement benefit when a school 3/10/2020
district has declared a
teacher/employee shortage.
Modifies the working after
retirement laws for retired members Hearing
HB2460 PSRS & PEERS of PSRS and PEERS. Establishes an Black (7) Pensions Completed
emergency substitute teacher pool 3/10/2020
track for retired teachers.
Modifies penalty provisions for
HB2473 CERF members of CERF who falsify earned Coleman (97) Pensions
compensation records.
Hearing
Requires statutory public pension Conducted 3/18/20
Statutory Public plans to report employee names, Downsizing State 3/9/20 Referred to
HB2476 Walsh
Plans salary data, and incentive pay to the Government Voted Rules - Legislative
Missouri Accountability Portal. Do Pass Oversight
3/18/20
Makes multiple provision changes to
St. Louis Police
HB 2669 the St. Louis Police Retirement Black (7) Pensions
Retirement System
System.
Allows an active member of the
judicial retirement system to receive
a retirement benefit from MOSERS
Judicial Retirement
covered service. Extends the
HB 2670 System, MOSERS, Black (7) Pensions
authorization for the MOSERS and
MPERS
MPERS boards of trustees to operate
a terminated vested buy-out
program through May 31, 2022
Removes the Defined Contribution
plans from the annual board member
All Defined education requirement and the
HB2683 Plocher Pensions
Contribution Plans requirement to include certain
information in an annual pension
statement.
Executive
Dissolves the Highways and
Session 3/18/20
Transportation Commission.
Downsizing State Completed Referred to
HB2702 MPERS Removes the three Highways and Knight
Government HCS Voted Rules - Legislative
Transportation Commissioners from
Do Pass Oversight
the MPERS board of trustees.
3/18/20
Provides a one time supplemental
payment for retired members and
HB2728 St. Louis PSRS Roberts (77) Pensions
beneficiaries of the St. Louis PSRS,
subject to appropriations.
Provides a one time supplemental
payment for retired members and
HB2744 St. Louis PSRS Gray Pensions
beneficiaries of the St. Louis PSRS,
subject to appropriations.
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2020 RETIREMENT LEGISLATION - Senate
SENATE BILLS SENATE ACTION HOUSE ACTION OTHER ACTION
Bill Committee Date/Time Passed 3rd Committee Date/Time Committee Passed 3rd Gov
System Affected Description Sponsor Committee Action Perfected Notes
Number Assigned Hearing Rm Read Assigned Hearing Rm Action Read Action
This act creates a "Text-to-Donate" pilot
program in Kansas City and St. Louis to
provide services aimed at reducing the
population of homeless persons in those
Rules-
cities. HCS Modifies provisions related to
Administrative
political subdivisions.
2/25/20 3/10/2020 Hearing Oversight
1. LAGERS - Permits each political Special
Progress and Third Read Conducted Executive
subdivision to elect a member contribution Progress and Hearing Committee on Defeated on
LAGERS & All Public Holsman & Development Perfected & Passed/ HCS Session
SB 544 rate of 2% or 6% of compensation in Development Conducted Regulatory Third Read
Plans Arthur Committee 3/10/2020 3/10/2020 Voted Do Completed
addition to the current options of 0% and Committee 2/11/2020 Oversight and Vote, 5/11/20
Voted Reported to Pass HCS
4%. Reform
Do Pass House 4/30/20 Voted
2. All Public Plans - Prohibits public entities
Do Pass
from entering into certain contracts with
5/4/20
companies unless the contract includes a
written certification that the company is
not engaged in a boycott of goods or
services from Israel.
This act establishes the "Targeted Industrial
Manufacturing Enhancement Zones Act".
HCS Modifies provisions related to political
5/13/2020
subdivisions.
Placed on
1. LAGERS - Permits each political 2/4/20
3/9/2020 Hearing Hearing Informal
subdivision to elect a member contribution Economic Special
Third Read Conducted Rules - Calendar for
rate of 2% or 6% of compensation in Economic Hearing Development Committee on
LAGERS & All Public Perfected and Passed/ HCS Administrative 3rd read with
SB 594 addition to the current options of 0% and Hough Development Conducted Committee Regulatory
Plans 3/4/2020 3/9/2020 Voted Do Oversight HCS.
4%. Committee 1/28/2020 SCS Oversight and
Reported to Pass Voted Do Pass 5/7/20
2. All Public Plans - Prohibits public entities Voted Reform
House 4/29/20 5/4/20 Fiscal Review
from entering into certain contracts with Do Pass
Voted
companies unless the contract includes a
Do Pass
written certification that the company is
not engaged in a boycott of goods or
services from Israel.
1/22/20
Modifies provisions relating to financial 2/3/2020 Hearing Hearing
Insurance and 3rd Read and Truly
instruments. LAGERS: Permits each political Third Read Conducted Conducted
Insurance and Hearing Banking Passed with agreed
subdivision to elect a member contribution Perfected and Passed/ Financial HCS Rules -
SB 599 LAGERS Brown Banking Conducted Committee House and finally
rate of 2% or 6% of compensation in 1/28/2020 2/4/2020 Institutions Voted Do Legislative
Committee 1/15/2020 SCS Amendments passed
addition to the current options of 0% and Reported to Pass Oversight
Voted 5/5/20 5/5/20
4%. House 3/12/20 3/16/20
Do Pass
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Modifies the appointment qualifications for
members of boards and commissions in
certain cities. HCS Modifies provisions 5/13/20
related to political subdivisions. 2/27/20 3/10/2020 4/29/2020 4/30/2020 Rules Placed on
LAGERS: Permits each political subdivision Local Government Third Read Special Hearing - Administrative Informal
Local Hearing and Elections Committee on Calendar for 3rd
LAGERS and all to elect a member contribution rate of 2% Perfected & Passed/ Conducted Oversight
SB 725 Brown Government Completed SCS Regulatory Read with
statutory public plans or 6% of compensation in addition to the 3/10/2020 3/10/2020 HCS HCS
and Elections 2/19/2020 Voted Oversight and amendments.
current options of 0% and 4%. Do Pass Reported to Reform Voted Voted 5/12/20
HA 11: Requires statutory public pension Consent House Do Pass Do Pass Fiscal Review
plans to report employee names, salary Voted Do Pass
data, and incentive pay to the Missouri
Accountability Portal.
5/13/20
Prohibits public entities from entering into 3/3/20 4/30/2020 5/5/20 5/11/2020 Rules Fiscal Review Truly
Government Third Read
certain contracts with companies unless the Government Hearing Hearing -Legislative Voted Do agreed
Reform Committee Perfected & Passed/
SB 739 All Plans contract includes a written certification that Onder Reform Completed General Laws Conducted Oversight Pass. and finally
SCS 4/29/2020 4/30/2020
the company is not engaged in a boycott of Committee 2/25/2020 Voted Voted 5/14/20 passed
Voted Reported to
goods or services from Israel. Do Pass Do Pass Third Read 5/14/20
Do Pass House
and Passed
3/11/20
Provides that information pertaining to the
Health and
salaries and benefits of the executive Hearing
Health and Pensions
director and employees of the Board of Completed
SB 755 PSRS Sater Pensions Committee
Trustees of the Public School Retirement 3/4/20
Committee SCS
System of Missouri shall not be considered
Voted
confidential information.
Do Pass
2/27/20
Health and
Permits each political subdivision to elect a Placed
Health and Hearing Pensions
member contribution rate of 2% or 6% of on Informal
SB 768 LAGERS Onder Pensions Completed Committee
compensation in addition to the current Perfection
Committee 2/19/2020 SCS
options of 0% and 4%. Calendar
Voted
Do Pass
Modifies provisions relating to workforce
development in elementary and secondary
education. Modifies the working after
retirement critical shortage law for PSRS and Hearing
Education
SB 830 PSRS & PEERS PEERS. Increases the length of time, from two Cunningham Completed
Committee
years to four years, that a retired member may 3/10/20
work after retirement without losing his or her
retirement benefit when a school district has
declared a teacher/employee shortage.
Hearing
Social Security & Modifies provisions relating to income tax Ways and
SB 847 Eigel Cancelled
All Retirement Systems exemptions for certain retirement benefits. Means
3/10/20
MOSERS, MPERS and Modifies multiple provisions relating to
Health and
SB 901 Judicial Retirement MOSERS, MPERS and the Judicial Wallingford
Pensions
System Retirement System.
Reduces the number of Highway
Commissioners on the MPERS board of
Health and
SB 955 MPERS trustees from three to one. Lowers the Walsh
Pensions
requirement for a quorum from six trustees
to a simple majority.
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Establishes a buyout program for
terminated vested members of MOSERS
MOSERS, Judicial Health and
SB 968 employed in a position covered by the Cierpiot
Retirement System Pensions
Judicial Retirement System to receive a
lump sum payment.
Modifies the mailing requirements for the Health and
SB 974 Blind Pension Fund Wallingford
Blind Pension Fund. Pensions
St. Louis Police Makes multiple provision changes to the St. Health and
SB 999 Walsh
Retirement System Louis Police Retirement System. Pensions
Modifies provisions relating to the public
disclosure of investment assets, investment Health and
SB 1000 All Public Pension Plans Onder
contracts and employee salaries of the Pensions
public employee retirement systems.
Allows members of MPERS and MOSERS to
elect an adjusted annuity amount and
Health and
SB 1024 MPERS & MOSERS remove former spouses as survivor Riddle
Pensions
beneficiaries upon divorce under certain
circumstances.

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