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Votes at a glance: LCPR moves several bills into 2026 omnibus; others laid over
Summary
At its March 17 meeting the LCPR recommended several bills for incorporation into the 2026 pension omnibus (including SF3897 on firefighter relief associations, SF4330/HF4167 TRA administrative fixes, SF4276/HF4074 MSRS technical changes, and SF4373 on paid‑leave pension treatment) and laid over other items such as HF4162 (reemployed annuitants) and HF4272 (deferred‑vested teachers).
The Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement voted on multiple bills during its March 17, 2026 meeting. Key formal actions:
- Senate File 38 97 / House File 37 03 (Sen. Gustafson): Clarifies termination calculation for firefighter relief associations by removing mandatory present‑value discounting in certain places; recommended for inclusion in the 2026 pension omnibus by voice vote.
- Senate File 43 30 / House File 41 67 (TRA administrative): Adds physician assistants to the definition of medical provider for disability documentation and includes other technical clarifications; recommended for inclusion in the omnibus by voice vote.
- Senate File 42 76 / House File 40 74 (MSRS administrative): Technical coverage clarifications, correctional plan election rules, annuity application procedures, and related changes; testifiers provided cost estimates for affected employees and the bill was recommended for inclusion in the omnibus by voice vote.
- Senate File 43 73 (paid‑leave/pension treatment): A1 amendment adopted to treat Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave payments as ineligible salary for pension purposes while allowing purchase of service credit; the amended bill was recommended for inclusion in the omnibus by voice vote.
Laid over for further work:
- House File 41 62 (reemployed annuitants / TRA): A1 adopted; further fiscal distribution and stakeholder outreach requested; bill laid over.
- House File 42 72 (deferred‑vested teachers): Testimony and actuarial estimates reviewed; bill laid over for additional fiscal detail.
Votes and formal outcomes recorded on the transcript are voice votes; where vote tallies were not provided, the transcript reports "aye" or "nay."
