CA AB 1619

introduced

Public employees' retirement: administration.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

(1) Existing law, the Teachers' Retirement Law, establishes the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS) and creates the Defined Benefit Program of the State Teachers' Retirement Plan, which provides a defined benefit to members of the program, based on final compensation, credited service, and age at retirement, subject to certain variations. STRS is administered by the Teachers' Retirement Board. Existing law also creates the Cash Balance Benefit Program, which is administered by the board, to provide a retirement plan for the benefit of participating employees who provide creditable service for less than 50% of full time. Existing law requires certain board members to receive $100 for attendance at board and committee meetings. This bill would increase that rate to $320. (2) Existing law, the Public Employees' Retirement Law (PERL) , creates the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) for the purpose of providing pension benefits to state employees and employees of contracting agencies and prescribes the rights and duties of members of the system and their beneficiaries. Existing law vests management and control of PERS in its board of administration. Existing law authorizes certain board members to receive $100 for attendance at a meeting of the board or committee thereof, as prescribed. This bill would increase that rate to $320. (3) Existing law, the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937, authorizes counties to establish retirement systems pursuant to its provisions in order to provide pension benefits to county, city, and district employees and their beneficiaries. Existing law sets forth the membership composition for boards of retirement and boards of investment, as specified. Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors for counties for which these provisions apply to provide that certain members of these boards shall receive compensation at a rate of not more than $100 for a meeting or for a meeting of a committee authorized by the entire board. This bill would authorize the above-described compensation rate to be increased by the board of retirement to not more than $320 per meeting, and would provide that this provision would not be operative in any county until it is publicly noticed and adopted by a majority vote of the board of supervisors, as specified. Existing law, applicable to Los Angeles County, authorizes the board of supervisors to provide compensation to certain members of the board of retirement and board of investments at a rate of not more than $100 for a board or committee meeting, subject to certain limits. This bill would authorize the above-described compensation rate to be increased by the board of retirement or board of investments to a rate of not more than $320 per meeting. The bill would prohibit this provision from becoming operative until it is publicly noticed and adopted by a majority vote of the board of supervisors, as specified.

Introduced: 2026-04-22
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-06-30 — Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

2026-01-21
Read first time. To print.
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2026-01-22
From printer. May be heard in committee February 21.
2026-02-02
Referred to Com. on P. E. & R.
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2026-04-22
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 22).
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2026-04-23
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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2026-04-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-04-27
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.
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2026-05-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 13).
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2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 2.)
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2026-05-27
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-06-03
Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
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2026-06-17
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-29
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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2026-06-30
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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Versions

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04/23/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-23Compare
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Documents

Votes

Do pass as amended.
2026-04-22 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Boerner: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Garcia: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
Do pass.
2026-05-13 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Pacheco: yes
- Krell: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ta: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
AB 1619 Valencia Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-27 · pass · 74-2
Member-level votes (80)
- Ward: yes
- Patel: yes
- Hart: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Lee: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Ta: yes
- Haney: yes
- Flora: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Chen: yes
- Papan: yes
- Soria: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Krell: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Berman: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Davies: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Bains: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Sanchez: no
- DeMaio: no
- Muratsuchi: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Hadwick: other
- Bauer-Kahan: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-17 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Durazo: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Laird: yes

Related bills

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