Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB56: Supplemental employer contribution for PERS, HPORS, SRS, GWPORS
Status: Signed into law, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising supplemental employer contributions to retirement systems; extending and increasing the supplemental employer contribution rate for the public employees' retirement system; adding supplemental employer contribution rates for the highway patrol officers' retirement system, the sheriffs' retirement system, and the game wardens' and peace officers' retirement system; amending sections 19-3-316, 19-6-404, 19-7-404, and 19-8-504, mca; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT SYSTEMS; EXTENDING AND INCREASING THE SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION RATE FOR THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM; ADDING SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION RATES FOR THE HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE SHERIFFS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AND THE GAME WARDENS' AND PEACE OFFICERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM; AMENDING SECTIONS 19-3-316, 19-6-404, 19-7-404, AND 19-8-504, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 19-3-316, MCA, is amended to read: "19-3-316. Employer contribution rates. (1) Each employer shall contribute to the system. Except as provided in subsection (2), the employer shall pay as employer contributions 6.9% of the compensation paid to all of the employer's employees plus any additional contribution under subsection (3), except for those employees properly excluded from membership. Of employer contributions made under this subsection for both defined benefit plan and defined contribution plan members, a portion must be allocated for educational programs as provided in 19-3-112. Employer contributions for members under the defined contribution plan must be allocated as provided in 19-3-2117. (2) Local government and school district employer contributions must be the total employer contribution rate provided in subsection (1) minus the state contribution rates under 19-3-319. (3) (a) Subject to subsection (4), each employer shall contribute to the system an additional employer contribution equal to the percentage specified in subsection (3)(b) of the compensation …
Sponsors
- Cuffe, Mike (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Parry, Gary (R, 35)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed 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) Committee Report
Votes
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 82 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 29, 2025): 79 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 24, 2025): 33 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 15, 2025): 30 yea, 18 nay, passed
Subjects: Retirement, Counties, Public Officers and Employees, State Government
Common questions
- What is SB56?
- SB56 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Supplemental employer contribution for PERS, HPORS, SRS, GWPORS.
- What does SB56 do?
- In its own words: An act revising supplemental employer contributions to retirement systems; extending and increasing the supplemental employer contribution rate for the public employees' retirement system; adding supplemental employer contribution rates for the highway patrol officers' retirement system, the sheriffs' retirement system, and the game wardens' and peace officers' retirement system; amending sections 19-3-316, 19-6-404, 19-7-404, and 19-8-504, mca; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of SB56?
- Signed into law as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB56?
- Cuffe, Mike (R, 1), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB56?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0225
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