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Senate passes bill ending temporary rehire exception for some retirees
Summary
Senate Bill 18, explained by Senator Price as terminating a temporary 2024 exception that allowed Municipal Employees Retirement System retirees to return to part-time employment while receiving full retirement benefits, passed on final passage (33–1).
Senator Price described Senate Bill 18 as a departmental request to end a temporary provision from 2024 that allowed certain Municipal Employees Retirement System (MERS) retirees to return to part-time employment while continuing to receive full retirement benefits. "What this does is, Senate Bill, it terminates the temporary 2024 provision that allowed MERS retirees with 30 plus years of service to return to a MERS eligible position while receiving full retirement benefit," Price said.
Senator Price told colleagues the bill will suspend those provisions going forward but grandfather in employees reemployed before July 1, 2026. He moved final passage; the secretary closed the machines with 33 yeas and 1 nay, and the bill was recorded as passed.
The bill as presented is limited to the MERS provision described on the floor; any administrative detail about implementation will be handled by the retirement system and relevant state agencies.
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