# Pennsylvania SB 782: An Act amending Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in membership, contributions and benefits, further providing for termination of annuities; in . . . membership, credited service, classes of service, and eligibility for benefits relating to retirement for State employees and officers, further providing for mandatory and optional membership in the system and participation in the plan; and, in benefits, further providing for termination of annuities. Pennsylvania SB 782, An Act amending Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in membership, contributions and benefits, further providing for termination of annuities; in . . . membership, credited service, classes of service, and eligibility for benefits relating to retirement for State employees and officers, further providing for mandatory and optional membership in the system and participation in the plan; and, in benefits, further providing for termination of annuities., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Judy Ward (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-10-22 (Act No. 97 of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-SB782-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Pennsylvania SB 782 - State: Pennsylvania - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: An Act amending Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in membership, contributions and benefits, further providing for termination of annuities; in . . . membership, credited service, classes of service, and eligibility for benefits relating to retirement for State employees and officers, further providing for mandatory and optional membership in the system and participation in the plan; and, in benefits, further providing for termination of annuities. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-05-27 - Last action: 2026-10-22, Act No. 97 of 2026 - Sponsor: Judy Ward (Republican) - Cosponsors: 13 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (107 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - School retiree instructors keep annuities: mixed, high. Eligible public school retirement annuitants and people receiving plan distributions can keep those payments while working part-time for a school employer as police or emergency medical instructors. Police courses must be approved, and emergency medical instructors must meet state qualifications. T… - State retiree instructors keep annuities: mixed, high. Eligible State Employees’ Retirement System retirees can keep their annuity while working part-time in certain fire, police, or emergency medical instructor jobs. They must be over normal retirement age or have received an annuity for more than one year. Fire instructors must be certified and work… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Judy Ward (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Cris Dush (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Frank A. Farry (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gene Yaw (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jarrett Coleman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jay Costa (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kristin Phillips-Hill (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Baker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lynda Schlegel Culver (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Michele Brooks (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Miller (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rosemary M. Brown (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Wayne D. Fontana (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-10-06 | committee | 26 0 | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-03-16 | Senate | Senate Bill 782 PN0844, Final Passage | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | committee | 20 0 | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2025-06-24 | committee | 11 0 | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-10-22: Act No. 97 of 2026 (Governor) - 2026-10-22: Approved by the Governor (Governor) - 2026-10-21: Presented to the Governor (House) - 2026-10-20: Signed in House (House) - 2026-10-19: Signed in Senate (House) - 2026-10-19: Third consideration and final passage (203-0) (House) - 2026-10-19: Re-reported as committed (House) - 2026-10-07: Re-referred to Appropriations (House) - 2026-10-07: Second consideration (House) - 2026-10-06: Removed from table (House) - 2026-10-06: Laid on the table (House) - 2026-10-06: First consideration (House) - 2026-10-06: Reported as committed (House) - 2026-03-18: Referred to State Government (House) - 2026-03-16: Third consideration and final passage (50-0) (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Re-reported as committed (Senate) - 2025-06-26: Re-referred to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-06-26: Second consideration (Senate) - 2025-06-24: First consideration (Senate) - 2025-06-24: Reported as committed (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Referred to State Government (Senate) ## Bill text - PN 844, 2025-05-27: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/SB0782/PN0844), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/SB0782/PN0844), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB0782/PN0844) ## Related bills - HB 2545: An Act providing for insurance coverage for vaginal estrogen for the treatment of menopausal symptoms and urinary tract infections. 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