HB 1526 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Modifies provisions for retirement credited service

HB 1526 modifies retirement eligibility rules for Missouri state employees hired on or after January 1, 2011, under the "Year 2000 Plan." It sets new normal retirement requirements, including age 62 with 10 years of service or age 55 with combined age and service totaling 90 years. The bill also requires employers to pay employees' 4% retirement contribution (instead of employees paying directly), with contributions treated as employer contributions for tax purposes. These changes apply specifically to most state employees, excluding certain groups like highway patrol officers under separate rules.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action May 13, 2025

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Introduced → House Committee Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill changed from repealing two retirement sections to repealing only one section (211.393) and replacing it with a new version focused specifically on juvenile court employees. The original bill also repealed section 104.1091, which covered general state retirement rules for various employees, but that repeal was removed in this version.

Scope change

The bill's scope narrowed from affecting multiple retirement plans (state and county) to focusing exclusively on juvenile court employees and their retirement benefits under the county retirement plan.

SCOPE

Removed repeal of section 104.1091, which previously affected general state retirement eligibility rules for various employee groups.

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for 'County retirement plan', 'Juvenile court employee', 'Juvenile officer', 'Multicounty circuit', 'Single county circuit', and 'State retirement plan' to clarify who the law applies to.

ELIGIBILITY

Added specific provisions for juvenile court employees, including rules for those employed before July 1, 1999, versus those hired after that date.

Changed the focus from general state retirement eligibility to specifically addressing how juvenile court employees receive retirement benefits from either county or state plans.

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Committee

May 13, 2025

Committee

Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 15 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Referred: Pensions(H)

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Read First Time (H)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors