California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 1856 — Public employees' retirement.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 197, Statutes of 2010.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2010. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Public Employees' Retirement Law provides a comprehensive set of rights and benefits based upon age, service credit, and final compensation. Under the Public Employees' Retirement Law, members may elect to receive service credit for various types of public service, and this election is effective only if an appropriate payment, or authorization for payment, of the contributions and interest required for the credit is made. That law calculates retirement benefits, in part, based on years of creditable service and authorizes a member to receive additional service credits, as specified. This bill would authorize a member authorized to pay for credit for service in after-tax installments to elect in writing, including by verified electronic transaction, at any time prior to retirement, to suspend after-tax installment payments for a period not to exceed 12 months or to prospectively cancel payment of the remaining unpaid balance for those installment payments, as specified. The bill would require that installment payments automatically resume at the end of the suspension period, or earlier if requested by the member. The bill would prohibit an additional suspension of those installment payments for the same service for 3 years following the resumption of installment payments. The bill would require that the balance due at the end of a suspension period be recalculated to include interest accrued during the suspension. The bill would additionally authorize the board to cancel payment of the remaining unpaid balance for those installment payments if the member fails to make after-tax installment payments when due for a period of 12 months. The bill would authorize a member to elect to purchase that portion of the service credit not credited to the member's account as a result of cancellation, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 197, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:55 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6079.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4201.)

  7. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 28).

  10. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 14).

  11. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on P.E. & R.

  12. Referred to Com. on P.E. & R.

  13. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  14. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5198.)

  15. Ordered returned to second day Consent Calendar by unanimous consent.

  16. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From Consent Calendar.

  18. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  19. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 5).

  20. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 21).

  21. Re-referred to Com. on P.E.,R. & S.S.

  22. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P.E.,R. & S.S. Read second time and amended.

  23. Referred to Com. on P.E.,R. & S.S.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1856 FONG Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 84001
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 89002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Yea
Coto — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Special Consent #29 AB1856 Fong

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32005
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Harman — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Leno — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Liu — Yea
Romero — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wyland — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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AB 1856 FONG Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 85 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 80005
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 85006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
La — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18000
Democratic 1000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Miller — Yea
Norby — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Conway — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1856 do?
The Public Employees' Retirement Law provides a comprehensive set of rights and benefits based upon age, service credit, and final compensation. Under the Public Employees' Retirement Law, members may elect to receive service credit for various types of public service, and this election is effective only if an appropriate payment, or authorization for payment, of the contributions and interest required for the credit is made. That law calculates retirement benefits, in part, based on years of creditable service and authorizes a member to receive additional service credits, as specified. This bill would authorize a member authorized to pay for credit for service in after-tax installments to elect in writing, including by verified electronic transaction, at any time prior to retirement, to suspend after-tax installment payments for a period not to exceed 12 months or to prospectively cancel payment of the remaining unpaid balance for those installment payments, as specified. The bill would require that installment payments automatically resume at the end of the suspension period, or earlier if requested by the member. The bill would prohibit an additional suspension of those installment payments for the same service for 3 years following the resumption of installment payments. The bill would require that the balance due at the end of a suspension period be recalculated to include interest accrued during the suspension. The bill would additionally authorize the board to cancel payment of the remaining unpaid balance for those installment payments if the member fails to make after-tax installment payments when due for a period of 12 months. The bill would authorize a member to elect to purchase that portion of the service credit not credited to the member's account as a result of cancellation, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 1856?
AB 1856 is sponsored by Fong, Mike (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1856?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2010. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1856?
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