California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 837 — Public employees' retirement benefits.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

The California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) generally requires a public retirement system, as defined, to modify its pension plan or plans to comply with the act, as specified. Among other things, PEPRA prohibits a public employer offering a defined benefit pension plan from exceeding specified retirement formulas for new members and prohibits an enhancement of a public employee's retirement formula or benefit adopted after January 1, 2013, from applying to service performed prior to the operative date of the enhancement. PEPRA defines terms for those purposes, including defining "new member" to include an individual who becomes a member of any public retirement system for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who was not a member of any other public retirement system prior to that date; an individual who becomes a member of a public retirement system for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who was a member of another public retirement system prior to that date, but who was not subject to reciprocity under specified law; or an individual who was an active member in a retirement system and who, after a break in service of more than 6 months, returned to active membership in that system with a new employer. This bill would specifically exclude from the definition of "new member" a judge, as defined in specified existing law, elected to office before January 1, 2013.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 69. Noes 6. Page 6619.).

  4. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (August 27).

  5. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6458.)

  6. Re-referred to Com. on P.E.,R. & S.S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 2. Page 4809.).

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 14).

  11. In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  16. Re-referred to Coms. on P.E. & R. and JUD.

  17. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  20. Ordered to second reading.

  21. From inactive file.

  22. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Hueso.

  23. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  24. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

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

  28. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1577.)

  29. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  30. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 15).

  31. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  32. Read second time and amended.

  33. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 23).

  34. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  35. Referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E.

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

  37. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Wieckowski · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Wieckowski

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 837 WIECKOWSKI Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 69 Yea · 6 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 62604
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 69604
% of votes cast 87%8%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Nazarian — Not Voting
Olsen — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Campos — Yea
Allen — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Levine — Nay
Fong — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Hagman — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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amendments be concurred in.

Passed 4 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 3102
Total 4102
% of votes cast 57%14%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Allen — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading AB837 Wieckowski By Wyland

Passed 31 Yea · 2 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2001
Unaffiliated 29206
Total 31207
% of votes cast 78%5%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Lieu — Yea
Torres — Nay
Evans — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Correa — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Knight — Not Voting
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Nay
Block — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4002
Democratic 1000
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
De León — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 837 CAMPOS Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65002
Democratic 7000
Republican 2002
Total 74004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Logue — Yea
Stone — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Linder — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 837 do?
The California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) generally requires a public retirement system, as defined, to modify its pension plan or plans to comply with the act, as specified. Among other things, PEPRA prohibits a public employer offering a defined benefit pension plan from exceeding specified retirement formulas for new members and prohibits an enhancement of a public employee's retirement formula or benefit adopted after January 1, 2013, from applying to service performed prior to the operative date of the enhancement. PEPRA defines terms for those purposes, including defining "new member" to include an individual who becomes a member of any public retirement system for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who was not a member of any other public retirement system prior to that date; an individual who becomes a member of a public retirement system for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who was a member of another public retirement system prior to that date, but who was not subject to reciprocity under specified law; or an individual who was an active member in a retirement system and who, after a break in service of more than 6 months, returned to active membership in that system with a new employer. This bill would specifically exclude from the definition of "new member" a judge, as defined in specified existing law, elected to office before January 1, 2013.
Who sponsors AB 837?
AB 837 is sponsored by Wieckowski.
What is the current status of AB 837?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 837?
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