# Missouri SB709: Modifies the total cost of living adjustments for members of the Public School Retirement System and the Public Education Employee Retirement System

Missouri SB709, Modifies the total cost of living adjustments for members of the Public School Retirement System and the Public Education Employee Retirement System, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Rusty Black (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-24 (Second Read and Referred S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB709
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Modifies the total cost of living adjustments for members of the Public School Retirement System and the Public Education Employee Retirement System
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-17
- Last action: 2025-03-24, Second Read and Referred S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee
- Sponsor: Rusty Black (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Rusty Black (Republican), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-03-24: Second Read and Referred S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: S First Read (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/intro/SB709.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/intro/SB709.pdf)

## Related
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- [HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB8-2025)
- [HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB11-2025)
- [HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB10-2025)
- [SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB79-2025)
- [SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB271-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB709-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).