Pending Pension/Retirement Bills

2016 Session Pension/Retirement Bills (2016 Omnibus Retirement Bill)

Bills are listed in ascending House File order (Senate bills with no House companion appear last).

House File Senate File Plan Description LCPR Meeting/Action

HF659-O'Driscoll
SF588-Pappas
MSRS-G
Modifying disability application deadlines in certain instances.
  3/15/2016
Passed as Amended

HF1908-Atkins
SF1774-Hayden
Local P&F
Benefit increase for certain former local police and paid fire relief association recipients.
  2/24/2016
No Action

HF1919-Daniels
SF1972-Lourey
MSRS
Service credit purchase, Rule of 90 eligibility for former Correction Counselor 1 Trainees.
  4/5/2016
Not Passed

HF2403-Knoblach
SFxxxx
TRA/IRAP
Authorizing a MnSCU employee to elect prospective/retroactive TRA coverage.
  --
  --

HF2560-Zerwas
SFxxxx
PERA-P&F
Authorize duty disability/benefit recalculation for former Fridley police officer.
  4/5/2016
Not Passed

HF2785-Loon
SF2443-Hann
VFRAs; EPVFRA
Increase lump-sum service pension maximums for defined benefit relief associations; lower vesting requirement for Eden Prairie VFRA firefighters returning to service.
  4/5/2016
Passed as Amended

HF2807-O'Driscoll
SF2536-Pappas
Major plans
MSRS, PERA, TRA, SPTRFA; Administrative and actuarial assumption provisions.
  3/15/2016
Passed

HF2810-Howe
SF2743-Pappas
PERA-P&F
Modifying public safety officer death benefits; adopting definitions of the hometown heroes act (PERA section only).
  4/5/2016
Passed as Amended

HF2945-Murphy, M.
SF2838-Pappas
major plans
Statewide pension plans boards to establish executive directors salaries.
  --
  --

HF3070-Murphy, M.
SF2521-Pappas
TRA
TRA financial solvency measures.
  3/15/2016
No Action

HF3085-Albright
SF2724-Pappas
SPTRFA
SPTRFA financial solvency measures.
  3/15/2016
No Action

HF3136-Thissen
SF2853-Pappas
Major plans
Increasing the maximum permissible employer contribution to a laborers pension fund.
  4/5/2016
Passed

HF3137-O'Driscoll
SF2473-Rosen/Pappas
VFRAs
State Auditor's 2015-2016 Volunteer Fire Relief Association Working Group bill.
  3/15/2016
Passed

HF3139-Erickson
SF2721-Pappas
related interest
Authorizing additional funding for school districts to pay for higher teacher retirement employer contribution costs.
  --
  --

HF3226-Liebling
SFxxxx
Judges Plan
Eliminating the mandatory retirement age for judges.
  --
  --

HF3271-Lillie
SF2626-Metzen
major plans
Labor agreements/comp. plans ratified; retirement directors salary increase ratified (Sec. 3); SF2626, Sec. 1-3, 7
  --
  --

HF3347-Metsa
SF3011-Tomassoni
MSRS
Rule of 90 eligibility for certain MnDOT employees.
  3/15/2016
Passed

HF3351-Theis
SF2890-Pederson
PERA; IRAP
Service credit purchase for St. Cloud State University employee.
  4/5/2016
Passed

HF3360-Thissen
SF2867-Pappas
MSRS
MSRS financial solvency measures.
  3/15/2016
No Action

HF3375-Thissen
SF3037-Pappas
SPTRFA
Implementing a contribution rate stabilizer mechanism.
  --
  --

HF3422-Knoblach
SFxxxx
TRA/IRAP
Authorize MnSCU employee to repay refund and elect prospective/retroactive TRA coverage.
  4/5/2016
Passed as Amended

HF3494-Anzelc
SF3158-Saxhaug
VFRAs
Coleraine/Bovey Fire Relief Associations consolidation into new Trout Lake Fire Department
  3/22/2016
Passed

HF3527-Hilstrom
SF3041-Limmer
Major plans
Require statewide retirement systems to provide member service credit & retirement eligibility data to political subdivisions upon request; authorize the retirement systems to charge a fee for data retrieval.
  --
  --

HF3606-Erhardt
SFxxxx
MSRS-Corr
Dept. of Corrections retiree; transfer of prior general plan service credit and retirement annuity adjustment.
  4/12/2016
  Tabled

HF3694-Hortman
SF3198-Pappas
SBI; related interest
SBI fossil fuel divestment study.
  --
  --

HF3700-Anzelc
SF3360-Bakk
MSRS
Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board employee early separation incentives.
  --
  --

HF3716-O'Driscoll
SFxxxx
MSRS
MSRS-covered Fairview Hospital privatized employees; revising augmentation rates, revising exception regarding public reemployment.
  4/5/2016
No Action

HF3718-Metsa
SF3366-Tomassoni
IRAP
Coverage election for certain Mesabi Range Community and Technical College faculty members not offered a coverage election upon reaching tenure.
  4/5/2016
Passed as Amended

HF3805-O'Driscoll
SFxxxx
Major plans
Authorizing Minnesota public pension plans to accept additional sources of funding.
  4/12/2016
Passed as Amended

HF3893-Poppe
SF3545-Sparks
Austin Fire, PERA
City of Austin; fire and state aid alternative allocation permitted.
  --
  --

HF3900-Kahn
SFxxxx
SBI; related interest
State Board of Investment required to develop climate change risk management strategies.
  --
  --

HF3920-O'Driscoll
SFxxxx
MSRS, TRA, SPTRFA
Financial solvency measures for MSRS, TRA, and SPTRFA.
  --
  --

HFxxxx
SF2232-Dahle
TRA
Rule of 90 benefits extension; contribution rates increase.
  --
  --

HFxxxx
SF3588-Pappas
SPTRFA
Early retirement or severance program incentive implementation cost study and report.
  --
  --

HFxxxx-O'Driscoll
SFxxxx
PERA
Increase minimum monthly and annual salary threshold for membership eligibility.
  3/22/2016
Laid over for possible omnibus bill inclusion

HFxxxx
SFxxxx
various
LCPR technical corrections
  4/5/2016
Passed

HFxxxx-Hornstein/
Thissen
SFxxxx-Dibble
MSRS
Fairview Hospital privatized employees; revising the treatment for employees who return to public service.
  3/22/2016
Laid Over

HFxxxx-Whelan,
by request
SFxxxx
MSRS
Service credit purchase for OLA internship, Rule of 90 eligibility.
  4/5/2016
Not Passed

House File	Senate File	Plan	Description	LCPR Meeting/Action
HF659-O'Driscoll	SF588-Pappas	MSRS-G	Modifying disability application deadlines in certain instances.	3/15/2016	Passed as Amended
HF1908-Atkins	SF1774-Hayden	Local P&F	Benefit increase for certain former local police and paid fire relief association recipients.	2/24/2016	No Action
HF1919-Daniels	SF1972-Lourey	MSRS	Service credit purchase, Rule of 90 eligibility for former Correction Counselor 1 Trainees.	4/5/2016	Not Passed
HF2403-Knoblach	SFxxxx	TRA/IRAP	Authorizing a MnSCU employee to elect prospective/retroactive TRA coverage.	--	--
HF2560-Zerwas	SFxxxx	PERA-P&F	Authorize duty disability/benefit recalculation for former Fridley police officer.	4/5/2016	Not Passed
HF2785-Loon	SF2443-Hann	VFRAs; EPVFRA	Increase lump-sum service pension maximums for defined benefit relief associations; lower vesting requirement for Eden Prairie VFRA firefighters returning to service.	4/5/2016	Passed as Amended
HF2807-O'Driscoll	SF2536-Pappas	Major plans	MSRS, PERA, TRA, SPTRFA; Administrative and actuarial assumption provisions.	3/15/2016	Passed
HF2810-Howe	SF2743-Pappas	PERA-P&F	Modifying public safety officer death benefits; adopting definitions of the hometown heroes act (PERA section only).	4/5/2016	Passed as Amended
HF2945-Murphy, M.	SF2838-Pappas	major plans	Statewide pension plans boards to establish executive directors salaries.	--	--
HF3070-Murphy, M.	SF2521-Pappas	TRA	TRA financial solvency measures.	3/15/2016	No Action
HF3085-Albright	SF2724-Pappas	SPTRFA	SPTRFA financial solvency measures.	3/15/2016	No Action
HF3136-Thissen	SF2853-Pappas	Major plans	Increasing the maximum permissible employer contribution to a laborers pension fund.	4/5/2016	Passed
HF3137-O'Driscoll	SF2473-Rosen/Pappas	VFRAs	State Auditor's 2015-2016 Volunteer Fire Relief Association Working Group bill.	3/15/2016	Passed
HF3139-Erickson	SF2721-Pappas	related interest	Authorizing additional funding for school districts to pay for higher teacher retirement employer contribution costs.	--	--
HF3226-Liebling	SFxxxx	Judges Plan	Eliminating the mandatory retirement age for judges.	--	--
HF3271-Lillie	SF2626-Metzen	major plans	Labor agreements/comp. plans ratified; retirement directors salary increase ratified (Sec. 3); SF2626, Sec. 1-3, 7	--	--
HF3347-Metsa	SF3011-Tomassoni	MSRS	Rule of 90 eligibility for certain MnDOT employees.	3/15/2016	Passed
HF3351-Theis	SF2890-Pederson	PERA; IRAP	Service credit purchase for St. Cloud State University employee.	4/5/2016	Passed
HF3360-Thissen	SF2867-Pappas	MSRS	MSRS financial solvency measures.	3/15/2016	No Action
HF3375-Thissen	SF3037-Pappas	SPTRFA	Implementing a contribution rate stabilizer mechanism.	--	--
HF3422-Knoblach	SFxxxx	TRA/IRAP	Authorize MnSCU employee to repay refund and elect prospective/retroactive TRA coverage.	4/5/2016	Passed as Amended
HF3494-Anzelc	SF3158-Saxhaug	VFRAs	Coleraine/Bovey Fire Relief Associations consolidation into new Trout Lake Fire Department	3/22/2016	Passed
HF3527-Hilstrom	SF3041-Limmer	Major plans	Require statewide retirement systems to provide member service credit & retirement eligibility data to political subdivisions upon request; authorize the retirement systems to charge a fee for data retrieval.	--	--
HF3606-Erhardt	SFxxxx	MSRS-Corr	Dept. of Corrections retiree; transfer of prior general plan service credit and retirement annuity adjustment.	4/12/2016	Tabled
HF3694-Hortman	SF3198-Pappas	SBI; related interest	SBI fossil fuel divestment study.	--	--
HF3700-Anzelc	SF3360-Bakk	MSRS	Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board employee early separation incentives.	--	--
HF3716-O'Driscoll	SFxxxx	MSRS	MSRS-covered Fairview Hospital privatized employees; revising augmentation rates, revising exception regarding public reemployment.	4/5/2016	No Action
HF3718-Metsa	SF3366-Tomassoni	IRAP	Coverage election for certain Mesabi Range Community and Technical College faculty members not offered a coverage election upon reaching tenure.	4/5/2016	Passed as Amended
HF3805-O'Driscoll	SFxxxx	Major plans	Authorizing Minnesota public pension plans to accept additional sources of funding.	4/12/2016	Passed as Amended
HF3893-Poppe	SF3545-Sparks	Austin Fire, PERA	City of Austin; fire and state aid alternative allocation permitted.	--	--
HF3900-Kahn	SFxxxx	SBI; related interest	State Board of Investment required to develop climate change risk management strategies.	--	--
HF3920-O'Driscoll	SFxxxx	MSRS, TRA, SPTRFA	Financial solvency measures for MSRS, TRA, and SPTRFA.	--	--
HFxxxx	SF2232-Dahle	TRA	Rule of 90 benefits extension; contribution rates increase.	--	--
HFxxxx	SF3588-Pappas	SPTRFA	Early retirement or severance program incentive implementation cost study and report.	--	--
HFxxxx-O'Driscoll	SFxxxx	PERA	Increase minimum monthly and annual salary threshold for membership eligibility.	3/22/2016	Laid over for possible omnibus bill inclusion
HFxxxx	SFxxxx	various	LCPR technical corrections	4/5/2016	Passed
HFxxxx-Hornstein/ Thissen	SFxxxx-Dibble	MSRS	Fairview Hospital privatized employees; revising the treatment for employees who return to public service.	3/22/2016	Laid Over
HFxxxx-Whelan, by request	SFxxxx	MSRS	Service credit purchase for OLA internship, Rule of 90 eligibility.	4/5/2016	Not Passed