Relating to administration of Public Employees Retirement System member account data.
SB 851 modifies administrative rules for the Public Employees Retirement System, affecting its members and other payment recipients. The bill outlines how the Public Employees Retirement Board can recover overpayments, allowing reductions to future payments, assessing interest in certain cases, and increasing the waiver threshold for small overpayments to $200. It also establishes a six-year limit for initiating overpayment recovery actions. Additionally, the bill creates a formal process for members to dispute their retirement benefit computations within 240 days of receiving a summary, after which employers face stricter limits on modifying member data.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025
Signed May 8, 2025
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Introduced
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May 8, 2025
MODERATE
This bill updates Oregon's Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) laws to improve how the system handles overpayments and disputes over benefit calculations. It clarifies recovery procedures for overpayments, adjusts the threshold for waiving small overpayments from $50 to $200, and extends dispute resolution timelines for retirement benefit computations.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on PERS administration but adds specific procedural requirements for dispute resolution and modifies financial thresholds for overpayment recovery.
REQUIREMENT
Increased the minimum overpayment amount that must be recovered from $50 to $200, allowing the board to waive smaller overpayments without recovery.
Added new dispute resolution procedures requiring the system to review disputed benefit calculations and provide written decisions with explanations of applicable laws.
TIMELINE
Extended the deadline for disputing benefit calculations from 240 days after notice or payment to 30 days after the conclusion of any dispute proceedings.
TECHNICAL
Changed the bill status from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled' and updated formatting to reflect final legislative approval.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025 · House Apr 30, 2025
How they voted
22–5
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 29
Feb 11, 2025
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
R
Republican12
50% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 8, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed.
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards.
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed.
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Labor and Business.
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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