2026 Pension-Related Legislation
The 2026 legislative session begins Jan. 12, 2026. We’re tracking retirement-related topics in the table below. Check back or subscribe for weekly updates about bills being considered that may have a fiscal impact on DRS.
| House Bill | Senate Bill | Description |
|---|---|---|
| *HB 2124 | SB 5835 | Concerning the threshold for payment of a lump sum retirement allowance in lieu of a monthly benefit. |
| HB 2136 | Providing a benefit increase to certain retirees of the teachers' retirement system plan 1. | |
| *SB 5862 | Providing a cost-of-living adjustment for plan 1 retirees of the teachers' retirement system and public employees' retirement system. | |
| *HB 2179 | SB 5905 | Concerning membership in the public employees' retirement system for port workers who participate in a federal railroad retirement plan, a union-sponsored defined benefit retirement plan, or another employer-funded private pension plan. |
| HB 2281 | Concerning the state and tribal government-to-government relationship. | |
| HB 2414 | SB 6073 | Concerning membership of wildland or aviation firefighters in the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system. |
| *HB 2441 | Concerning medical insurance premium reimbursements for surviving spouses of line of duty deaths. | |
| HB 2482 | Permitting retired members of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2 to serve as chiefs of police in small police departments. | |
| HB 2561 | SB 6324 | Including standby pay as basic salary in the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2. |
**Pending action by the governor.
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