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CaliforniaSB 4432025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Retirement: joint powers authority: Cities of La Verne and Covina.

Sponsored By: Susan Rubio (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Judges keep separate pension rules

Judges in the state retirement systems keep their own pension rules. They are not required to adopt the 2013 reform formulas or the compensation caps in that law. This preserves existing benefit formulas for those judges.

Some local workers keep old pensions

The law lets certain local agencies keep older pension formulas for eligible workers who are not new members. In the Brea–Fullerton JPA, workers hired by the JPA within 180 days keep the plan they had; up to three neighboring Orange County cities could join by 2017-01-01. A JPA with the Belmont Fire Protection District, Estero Municipal Improvement District, and City of San Mateo uses the same 180-day rule. For the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency, beginning 2026-01-01, eligible hires within 180 days of the plan amendment get a legacy plan, and by 2026-04-01 the agency must pick a member-agency plan that existed on 2012-12-31. When a county and its trial court split a joint contract on or after 2024-01-01, employees who are not new employees keep their pre-split formula.

Pension rules for joint agencies

The law sets clear pension rules for joint powers agencies formed on or after 2013-01-01. If at least one member agency offered benefits on or before 2012-12-31, workers who are not new members can keep that pre-2013 plan if they join the JPA within 180 days of the member agency exercising the common power, or within 180 days of a nonfounding agency joining. New hires must be enrolled in a pension that follows the 2013 reform law. A JPA must get approval from the retirement system before adding a new employer and enrolling that employer’s workers.

Timing rules tied to SB 853

Some changes to Section 7522.02 take effect only if three things happen by 2026-01-01. This law and Senate Bill 853 must both be enacted and effective by that date. Both must amend Section 7522.02, and this law must be enacted after SB 853. If so, Section 1 of this law does not operate.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Susan Rubio

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 180 • No: 1

Senate vote • 9/4/2025

Item 55 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 39 • No: 0

House vote • 9/2/2025

Item 208 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 76 • No: 1

legislature vote • 7/2/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 14 • No: 0

legislature vote • 6/25/2025

Vote in CX17

Yes: 7 • No: 0

Senate vote • 6/3/2025

Item 11 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 39 • No: 0

legislature vote • 3/26/2025

Vote in CS56

Yes: 5 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 756, Statutes of 2025.

    10/13/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/13/2025legislature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

    9/9/2025legislature

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2511.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    9/4/2025Senate

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

    9/3/2025Senate

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 2815.) Ordered to the Senate.

    9/2/2025House

  7. Ordered to third reading.

    8/28/2025House

  8. Read third time and amended.

    8/28/2025House

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    7/3/2025House

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 2).

    7/2/2025House

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    6/25/2025House

  12. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. E. & R.

    6/23/2025House

  13. Referred to Com. on P. E. & R.

    6/9/2025House

  14. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    6/4/2025House

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1462.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    6/3/2025Senate

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    4/8/2025Senate

  17. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

    4/7/2025Senate

  18. Set for hearing April 7.

    4/1/2025Senate

  19. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    3/27/2025Senate

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 567.) (March 26).

    3/26/2025Senate

  21. Set for hearing March 26.

    3/18/2025Senate

  22. Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

    2/26/2025Senate

  23. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.

    2/19/2025Senate

  24. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    2/18/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/13/2025

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  • Enrolled

    9/5/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    8/28/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    6/23/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    3/27/2025

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  • Introduced

    2/18/2025

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