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HB 985: Deferred Compensation Plans for Public Employees

GENERAL BILL by Porras

Deferred Compensation Plans for Public Employees; Authorizes that certain employees' payable compensation be deducted & contributed to deferred compensation plan through automatic enrollment arrangement unless employee makes certain election; requires that automatic enrollment arrangement be established with default contribution rate; authorizes periodic reenrollment of specified government employees; authorizes periodic resetting of contribution rates for specified government employees; requires that automatic enrollment arrangement provide employees ability to make certain elections regarding contributions; requires that plan provide for default investment into which contributions must be placed under specified circumstance; authorizes counties, municipalities, political subdivisions, & constitutional county officers to adopt automatic enrollment arrangements for specified deferred compensation programs; provides that deferred compensation plan may only include automatic enrollment arrangement upon approval of Legislature; authorizes that certain automatic deferrals be made by payroll deduction; requires that certain deduction of wages or salary of employees be treated in specified manner.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/4/2025 House - 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/24/2025 House • Filed
3/2/2025 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)