# Arizona HB 2080: public retirement systems; administration

Arizona HB 2080, public retirement systems; administration, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session House bill sponsored by Walt Blackman (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Third Reading: Passed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2080-57th-1st-regular
- As of: 2026-10-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2080
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: public retirement systems; administration
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Walt Blackman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: administration, board of trustees, employer contributions, independent trust fund, limitations, member contributions, public officers and employees - title 38, public retirement systems
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (104 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 6

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More plan access for state officials: benefit, medium. The defined-contribution plan option includes state elected officials who were subject to term limits. It also includes exempt state officers and employees who chose the plan option in effect on August 6, 1999. Qualifying members who develop a total disability can receive benefits under the separat…
- More rollover options for retirement beneficiaries: benefit, low. A nonspouse beneficiary can move an eligible payment directly into an inherited retirement account, subject to federal rollover, notice, and withholding rules. For plan years beginning after December 31, 2006, rollover notices must arrive 30 to 180 days before a distribution. For plan years before…
- More stock choices for retirement board: benefit, low. The public safety retirement board can directly buy certain stocks and exchange-traded funds for a commingled investment without some usual market-eligibility limits. The change gives the board more investment choices but does not promise gains or change members' benefit formulas.
- Limits on public workers' credited service: cost, medium. The plan can credit no more than 12 months of service for work in any one year. Local board rules apply. Service generally does not count when a member is not in a designated position, except under the stated statutory exceptions.
- Pension rules for returning public retirees: mixed, medium. Retirees who return to a designated job with their former employer at least six months after retiring can keep their pension, but cannot add service or make contributions. Returning sooner suspends pension payments until the job ends. For retirees who retired on or after July 1, 2009, some payments…
- Public workers can restore lost service: mixed, medium. A former member who returns to the same employer within two years can restore forfeited service by applying within 90 days. They must repay the withdrawn amount plus 9% annual compound interest within one year of returning. An active member who returns after two or more years, or joins another empl…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Walt Blackman (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-06 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 25 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | House | DP | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 58 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | C&P | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | House | DP | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2025-05-06: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-03-24: undefined: PFC (House)
- 2025-03-17: undefined: DP (House)
- 2025-03-05: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-03-03: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2025-02-26: Committee of the Whole: Retained on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-25: undefined: C&P (House)
- 2025-02-05: undefined: DP (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0192.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530428)
- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2080H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526648)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2080P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/520666)

## Related bills

- HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio (signed)
- HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability (signed)
- HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan (signed)
- HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service (signed)
- HB 2035: ASRS; termination incentive programs (signed)
- SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0192.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530428)
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2080H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526648)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2080P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/520666)

## Related
- [HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2015-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2077-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2034-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2036-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2035: ASRS; termination incentive programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2035-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1537-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2080-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).