CA SB 1038
enactedThe Public Employees' Retirement System.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did CA SB 1038 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1038 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 152, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1038 about?
The Public Employees' Retirement Law (PERL) creates the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) for the purpose of providing pension benefits to specified public employees and prescribes the rights and duties of members and annuitants of the system. PERL vests management and control of PERS in the Board of Administration. PERL authorizes the board, during the course of an audit, to require each state employer, school employer, including each school district represented by a school employer, and contracting agency to provide information as deemed necessary by the board to determine eligibility for, and the correctness of, retirement benefits, reportable compensation, enrollment in, and reinstatement to this system. PERL requires the board, before initiating an audit, to notify the subject of the audit of the estimated time required to completion. This bill would require the board, before initiating an audit, to list specific information about the audit on its internet website and provide written notice to the affected state employer, school employer, including each school district represented by a school employer, or contracting agency. The bill would specify the distribution of the notice, the final audit report, and a list of members affected by the final audit report, between the board, a state employer, school employer, or contracting agency, and any exclusive representative.
Who sponsors CA SB 1038?
Laird is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1038.
Description
The Public Employees' Retirement Law (PERL) creates the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) for the purpose of providing pension benefits to specified public employees and prescribes the rights and duties of members and annuitants of the system. PERL vests management and control of PERS in the Board of Administration. PERL authorizes the board, during the course of an audit, to require each state employer, school employer, including each school district represented by a school employer, and contracting agency to provide information as deemed necessary by the board to determine eligibility for, and the correctness of, retirement benefits, reportable compensation, enrollment in, and reinstatement to this system. PERL requires the board, before initiating an audit, to notify the subject of the audit of the estimated time required to completion. This bill would require the board, before initiating an audit, to list specific information about the audit on its internet website and provide written notice to the affected state employer, school employer, including each school district represented by a school employer, or contracting agency. The bill would specify the distribution of the notice, the final audit report, and a list of members affected by the final audit report, between the board, a state employer, school employer, or contracting agency, and any exclusive representative.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-11
- Latest action
- 2026-08-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 152, Statutes of 2026.
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- bill
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 152, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-08-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-18
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-13
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
committee-passage
2026-08-13
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-13
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 6146.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-06-25
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24).
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2026-06-10
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-05-18
Referred to Com. on P. E. & R.
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2026-05-07
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-07
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4166.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-04-30
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-04-29
Ordered to second reading.
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2026-04-29
Read third time and amended.
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2026-04-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-04-13
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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2026-03-27
Set for hearing April 13.
2026-03-25
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3690.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-03-16
Set for hearing March 25.
2026-03-16
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
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2026-02-18
Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
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2026-02-12
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 14.
2026-02-11
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-03-25 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Laird: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cortese: other
3rd Reading
2026-05-07 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Strickland: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Laird: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Choi: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Limón: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Allen: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Stern: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Jones: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Grove: other
- Gonzalez: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Niello: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-10 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Nguyen: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Alanis: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Garcia: other
Do pass.
2026-06-24 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Wicks: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ta: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Krell: yes
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