Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB7: Repeal of retirement criteria change for HPORS and SRS
Status: Vetoed, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising the retirement criteria for the highway patrol officers' retirement system and the sheriffs' retirement system; amending sections 19-6-501 and 19-7-501, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and a retroactive applicability date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING THE RETIREMENT CRITERIA FOR THE HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE SHERIFFS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM; AMENDING SECTIONS 19-6-501 AND 19-7-501, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND A RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY DATE. Section 1. Section 19-6-501, MCA, is amended to read: "19-6-501. Eligibility for service retirement benefit. (1) (a) Subject to a member's right to a refund of the member's accumulated contributions under Title 19, chapter 2, part 6, a member hired on or before June 30, 2023, is eligible to receive a nonforfeitable service retirement benefit under 19-6-502 after completing 20 years or more of membership service and terminating service. (b) Subject to a member's right to a refund of the member's accumulated contributions under Title 19, chapter 2, part 6, a member hired on or after July 1, 2023, is eligible to receive a nonforfeitable service retirement benefit under 19-6-502 after completing 20 years or more of membership service, reaching the age of 50, and terminating service. (2) For the purposes of compliance with section 411 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 411, a vested member is treated as having who has either reached age 50 or completed 20 years of membership service, whichever occurs later, has attained normal retirement age and has a nonforfeitable right to the member's service retirement." Section 2. Section …
Sponsors
- McKamey, Wendy (R, 12) · primary sponsor
- Bertoglio, Marta (R, 75)
Latest actions
- : (S) Vetoed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (March 25, 2025): 63 yea, 36 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 24, 2025): 75 yea, 22 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 31, 2025): 31 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 30, 2025): 29 yea, 20 nay, passed
Subjects: Retirement, Public Officers and Employees
Common questions
- What is SB7?
- SB7 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Repeal of retirement criteria change for HPORS and SRS.
- What does SB7 do?
- In its own words: An act revising the retirement criteria for the highway patrol officers' retirement system and the sheriffs' retirement system; amending sections 19-6-501 and 19-7-501, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and a retroactive applicability date.
- What is the status of SB7?
- Vetoed as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: (S) Vetoed by Governor (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB7?
- McKamey, Wendy (R, 12), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB7?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0226
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