CA AB 1601
enactedCounty employees' retirement: cost-of-living adjustments.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 1601 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1601 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 530, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1601 about?
The County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 authorizes counties to establish retirement systems for county employees, authorizes counties to establish a board of retirement, and authorizes the board of retirement to provide cost-of-living adjustments and certain supplemental cost-of-living allowances. Existing law, applicable to Sonoma County and Imperial County, authorizes the board of retirement, with approval of the county board of supervisors, to grant a cost-of-living adjustment on a prefunded basis to the retirement allowances, optional death allowances, or annual death allowances payable to or on account of eligible members. This bill would permit the board of supervisors for Sonoma County, on an annual basis, to authorize a cost-of-living adjustment to the retirement allowances, optional death allowances, or annual death allowances payable by the retirement system. Before authorizing a cost-of-living adjustment, the bill would require the county board of supervisors to take various actions, including collaborating with the retirement board to identify the eligible retired members, survivors, beneficiaries, or successors in interest designated, or a subset of those benefit recipients, to receive the cost-of-living adjustment, the amount thereof, and the funding source. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for Sonoma County.
Who sponsors CA AB 1601?
Rogers is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1601.
Description
The County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 authorizes counties to establish retirement systems for county employees, authorizes counties to establish a board of retirement, and authorizes the board of retirement to provide cost-of-living adjustments and certain supplemental cost-of-living allowances. Existing law, applicable to Sonoma County and Imperial County, authorizes the board of retirement, with approval of the county board of supervisors, to grant a cost-of-living adjustment on a prefunded basis to the retirement allowances, optional death allowances, or annual death allowances payable to or on account of eligible members. This bill would permit the board of supervisors for Sonoma County, on an annual basis, to authorize a cost-of-living adjustment to the retirement allowances, optional death allowances, or annual death allowances payable by the retirement system. Before authorizing a cost-of-living adjustment, the bill would require the county board of supervisors to take various actions, including collaborating with the retirement board to identify the eligible retired members, survivors, beneficiaries, or successors in interest designated, or a subset of those benefit recipients, to receive the cost-of-living adjustment, the amount thereof, and the funding source. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for Sonoma County.
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- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 530, Statutes of 2026.
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Rogersauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 530, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-24
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2026-08-18
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.).
2026-08-18
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2026-08-18
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5520.).
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2026-06-11
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-06-10
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 10).
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2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
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2026-04-16
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-04-16
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 3. Page 4679.)
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2026-04-09
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-04-08
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 8).
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2026-02-02
Referred to Com. on P. E. & R.
referral-committee
2026-01-17
From printer. May be heard in committee February 16.
2026-01-16
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass.
2026-04-08 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Lackey: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Alanis: other
AB 1601 Rogers Assembly Third Reading
2026-04-16 · pass · 60-3
Member-level votes (80)
- Patel: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Papan: yes
- Ta: yes
- Lee: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Addis: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Haney: yes
- Wilson: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Chen: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ward: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Krell: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Davies: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Bains: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Calderon: yes
- DeMaio: no
- Sanchez: no
- Johnson: no
- Flora: other
- Berman: other
- Hart: other
- Arambula: other
- Bonta: other
- Dixon: other
- Hadwick: other
- Tangipa: other
- Schiavo: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Ellis: other
- Hoover: other
- Valencia: other
- Lackey: other
- Soria: other
- Harabedian: other
- Castillo: other
Do pass
2026-06-10 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Durazo: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Strickland: yes
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