Minnesota Legislature
2021-2022 Session Pension/Retirement Bills
Listed in Senate File order, then House bills with no Senate companion, and draft bills not introduced but with an LCPR hearing.
Last updated: 1/28/2025
For information on the Commission's annual pension and retirement bills, go to the Pension & Retirement Omnibus Bills Archives
| Senate File | House File | Plan | Description | Hearing |
Summary/ Fiscal Note |
LCPR Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Senate bills, with House companion if available: | ||||||
| SF83-Koran | HF13-Johnson | PERA | Permits service credit purchase for omitted service for Cambridge-Isanti school bus drivers. | -- | -- | -- |
| SF609-Goggin | HF419-Drazkowski | P&F state aid | Modifies the formula for the distribution of supplemental state aid to relief associations. | 3/23/2021 | Memo | Tabled |
| SF950-Pappas | HF407-Nelson | MSRS | Increases the benefit for a former Dept. of Labor & Industry employee due to erroneous benefit estimate information from MSRS. | 3/16/2021 | Memo | Passed |
| SF976-Pappas | HF1258-Becker-Finn | Secure Choice | Establishes the Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program. | 3/2/2021 | Memo | No Action |
| SF1149-Newton | HF2065-Koegel | PERA P&F | Provides duty disability benefits in certain cases. | -- | -- | -- |
| SF1167-Rosen | HF1387-Nelson, M. | PERA P&F | Modifies disability provisions for members 55 and older. | -- | 2020 Memo | -- |
| SF1303-Pappas | HF1459-Nelson, M. | SPTRFA | Delays the employee contribution rate increase and makes administrative changes. | 3/23/2021 | Memo | Passed |
| SF1434-Mathews | HF671-Mekeland | TRA/IRAP | Authorizes an eligible St. Cloud State University employee to elect TRA coverage and receive retroactive coverage. | -- | -- | -- |
| SF1452-Frentz | HF1291-Murphy | Judges Plan | Reduces the postretirement adjustment and eliminates the triggers that would increase the postretirement adjustment upon attainment of specified funding. | 5/4/2021 | Memo | Passed |
| SF1454-Pappas | HF1497-Feist | MSRS, PERA | Revises eligibility for H-1b visa employees under MSRS and PERA to comply with federal law. | 3/2/2021 | Memo | Passed |
| SF1547-Jasinski | HF1577-Koznick | (PERA) | Requires the Dept. of Labor & Industry to study benefit adequacy for disabled or injured police officers. (fiscal impact) SEE SF4091 | 3/1/225 | Memo | Passed |
| SF1712-Rosen | HF1758-Nelson, M. | PERA | As introduced: PERA 2021 administrative bill. | 3/2/2021 | Memo | Passed as Amended |
| SF1712-Rosen | HF1758-Nelson, M. | All | As passed: 2021 PENSION & RETIREMENT BILL. See the 2021 Pension and Retirement Bill page for summaries, engrossments, and legislative action | 5/4/2021 | Memo | Passed as Amended |
| SF1925-Abeler | HF2192-Heinrich | Ramsey VFRA | Provides full vesting and distribution of accounts to firefighters assigned to the Nowthen fire station | 3/16/2021 | Memo | Passed |
| SF1993-Howe | HF2163-O'Driscoll | PERA | Extends the time period for making the member payment on military service credit purchases. | 3/23/2021 | Memo | Passed as Amended |
| SF2056-Rosen | HF2145-Nelson, M. | VFRAs | State Auditor's fire relief association working group recommendations. | 3/16/2021 | Memo | Passed |
| SF2098-Pratt | HF2188-Mortensen | MSRS Corr | Transfers a state employee's service credit from the general plan to the correctional plan. | 3/23/2021 | Memo | Passed |
| SF2198-Bigham | HF2585-Berg | PERA | Transfers 911 telecommunicators from the general plan to the correctional plan. | -- | -- | -- |
| SF2252-Howe | HF1107-Murphy | PERA SVF | Permits the allocation of fire state aid between the SVF plan and the municipality. | 3/16/2021 | Memo | Passed |
| SF2405-Rosen | HF2514-O'Driscoll | MSRS Uncl. | Extends the grandfather provision for the use of factors effective in 2016 in computing annuities for retirees who are at least age 63 or have at least 26 years of service. | 5/4/2021 | Memo | Passed as Amended |
| SF2417-Rosen | HF2507-Dettmer | MSRS | Extends Rule of 90 by one month for MSRS. | -- | -- | -- |
| SF2418-Rosen | HF2506-Dettmer | MSRS | Extends Rule of 90 by 1 mo. for MSRS, member pays actuarial cost. | -- | -- | -- |
| SF2485-Bigham | HFxxxx | Correctional plans | Establishes a working group to consider changes to the pension benefits for 911 telecommunicators. | 5/4/2021 | Memo | Passed as Amended |
| SF2546-Pappas | HFxxxx | All | Authorizes advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to provide disability assessments. | 3/22/2022 | Memo | Passed as Amended |
| SF2591-Osmek | HF2964-Hertaus | MSRS | Permits the survivor of a deceased state employee to purchase service credit to receive an annuity death benefit. | 3/22/2022 | Memo | Passed |
| SF2614-Anderson | HF2690-Lueck | MSRS | Adds the right to purchase service credit for periods of military service beyond the federally protected right. | 3/22/2022 | Memo | Passed |
| SF2734-Frentz | HF3228-Frederick | MnState IRAP | Increases the IRAP employer contribution rate (no funding). | -- | -- | -- |
| SF2810-Benson | HF3266-Bahr | PERA | Reinstates segmented annuities; retroactive implementation. | 3/22/2022 | Memo | Passed |
| SF2913-Bigham | HF4012-Masin | TRA, SPTRFA | Suspends earnings limitation for reemployed retired teachers. | 3/22/2022 | Memo | Passed |
| SF2957-Kiffmeyer | HF3136-Bahner | MSRS, PERA | Permits payment of retirement annuities during employment as a health care worker. | 2/8/2022 | Memo | Passed as Amended |
| SF3013-Howe | HF899-Nelson, M. | PERA | Assesses withdrawal liability on hospitals and nursing homes that privatize. | -- | Memo | -- |
| SF3048-Duckworth | HF2610-Rasmusson | VFRAs | Requires volunteer firefighters relief association special fund assets to be invested with the State Board of Investment. | 3/22/2022 | Memo | Passed as Amended |
| SF3402-Bigham | HF3777-Huot | PERA SVF | Adds vesting alternatives, removes pension reduction for retiring during first five years after joining plan, modifies procedures for joining plan. | 3/22/2022 | Memo | Passed as Amended |
| SF3499-Rarick | HF3704-Sundin | MSRS Correctional | Authorizes the transfer of service credit from the general plan to the correctional plan upon payment by an eligible member. | 3/22/2022 | Memo | Passed |
| SF3540-Rosen | HF4017-Nelson, M. | VFRAs | State Auditor's Volunteer Fire Relief Association Working Group bill. | 3/22/2022 | Memo | Passed as Amended |
| SF3540-Rosen | HF4017-Nelson, M. | All | 2022 PENSION OMNIBUS POLICY BILL. | 3/22/2022 | -- | Passed as Amended |
| SF3541-Rosen | HF4016-Nelson, M. | All | 2022 SENATE OMNIBUS FUNDING/BENEFITS BILL VEHICLE. As introduced: Establishes a work group to study member communications by the statewide pension systems. | -- | -- | -- |
| SF3542-Rosen | HF4018-Nelson, M. | SBI | Makes administrative and technical changes clarifying the classification of SBI professional employees. | 3/22/2022 | Memo | Passed as Amended |
| SF3556-Frentz | HF3671-Frederick | MSRS Correctional | Adds Residential Program Lead to the list of positions at DHS that are covered by the MSRS Correctional Plan. | 3/22/2022 | Memo | Passed as Amended |
| SF3558-Cwodzinski | HF3773-Sandstede | PERA, TRA, SPTRFA | Provides for 2 years of service for every 1 year of service for the years 2020-2022 for teachers and school employees. | -- | -- | -- |
| SF3601-Rosen | HFxxxx | PERA P&F | Contribution rates; reduces employee and increases employer. | -- | -- | -- |
| SF3602-Duckworth | HFxxxx | PERA P&F | Provides for a minimum of 60 months of disability benefits. | -- | -- | -- |
| SF3603-Jasinski | HFxxxx | PERA P&F | Reduces vesting requirements. | -- | -- | -- |
| SF3604-Senjem | HFxxxx | PERA P&F | Permits retired members to return to work while receiving an annuity. | -- | -- | -- |
| SF3605-Rosen | HFxxxx | PERA P&F | Increases the formula for plan members based on years of service. | -- | -- | -- |
| SF3649-Cwodzinski | HF3942-Sandstede | TRA, SPTRFA | Restores the Rule of 90 for members of TRA and SPTRFA. | -- | -- | -- |
| SF3872-Draheim | HF4186-Pfarr | MSRS Correctional | Adds Dental Hygienist to the list of positions at DHS that are covered by the MSRS Correctional Plan. | 3/22/2022 | Memo | Passed as Amended |
| SF3931-Housley | HF4156-Dettmer | TRA, SPTRFA | Restores the Rule of 90 for members of TRA and SPTRFA (identical to SF3649/HF3942). | -- | -- | -- |
| SF3943-Howe | HF4026-Long | PERA P&F | Modifies the timeline for duty disability determinations; requires PTSD treatment as part of workers' compensation benefits; requires preservice and in-service wellness training for peace officers and firefighters; appropriates money. | -- | -- | -- |
| SF3975-Kiffmeyer | HF4293-Nelson, M. | All | 2022 OMNIBUS STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE BILL. House file only contains pension provisions from HF4306-Murphy, Art. 7-10 (COLAS, ROR, state aid, & appropriation). | -- | Memo | -- |
| SF4069-Howe | HF4342-Nelson, M. | State Patrol | Contribution rates; reduces employee and increases employer. | -- | -- | -- |
| SF4070-Howe | HF4343-Nelson, M. | State Patrol | Eliminates the cap on accrual rates (currently 33 yrs). | -- | -- | -- |
| SF4071-Rosen | HF3572-Her | MSRS | Reduces the MSRS investment rate of return assumption to 7%. | -- | -- | -- |
| SF4091-Pratt | HF4355-Noor | (PERA) | 2022 OMNIBUS JOBS, ENERGY and COMMERCE POLICE and SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL. Senate file only contains the SF1547 DLI police benefits study & appropriation in Art. 2, Sec. 2, Para. (a). | -- | -- | -- |
| SF4250-McEwen | HFxxxx | All | Restores augmentation of deferred annuities for members who left public employment before January 1, 2019. | -- | -- | -- |
| SF4270-Rarick | HF4139-Olson, L. | PERA | Excludes Duluth Transit Authority employees who are covered by a Teamsters pension plan from PERA membership. | 3/22/2022 | Memo | Passed as Amended |
| SF4294-Frentz | HF4306-Murphy | All | Increases COLAs, temporarily reduces employee contribution rates, reduces investment rate of return assumption, increases and extends direct state aid to PERA P&F, SPTRFA, and Judges plans; appropriates $1B. SEE HF4293. | -- | -- | -- |
| SF4335-Cwodzinski | HF4623-Sandstede | TRA, SPTRFA | Teachers permitted to purchase service credit for service as teachers in other states. (amendment) | -- | -- | -- |
House bills with no Senate companion: | ||||||
| SFxxxx | HF1678-Youakim | PERA | Reinstates the 1997 state aid to local govts. to fund increased employer contributions to PERA (LCPR passed in 2021, not enacted). | 3/2/2021 | Memo | Passed |
| SFxxxx | HF2716-Thompson | PERA-P&F, State Patrol | Requires forfeiture of peace officer's pension upon felony conviction. | -- | -- | -- |
| SFxxxx | HF2862-Dettmer | All | Extends Rule of 90 benefit eligibility by one month for all plans. | -- | -- | -- |
| SFxxxx | HF3771-Nelson, M. | All | Increases COLAs to 2.5%. | -- | -- | -- |
| SFxxxx | HF4015-Nelson, M. | Legislators | Special legislation for Mark Ourada. | -- | -- | -- |
Draft bills not introduced but with an LCPR hearing: | ||||||
| SFxxxx | HFxxxx | All | Amendment S3540-3A, LCPR staff technical clarifications & corrections. | 3/22/2022 | Memo | Passed |