Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to early retirement benefits for members of the peace officers’ retirement, accident, and disability system
Sponsored by Rep. Joshua Meggers (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2026
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Public safety officers who want to retire early would need to complete 25 years of service instead of 22. The new law sets specific percentages for how much pension money these officers receive based on how many years they worked. Additionally, these early retirement monthly payments would increase by 1.5 percent every July 1.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, a member of the department of public safety peace officers’ retirement, accident, and disability system who has completed 22 years or more of creditable service and is at least 50 years of age, but less than 55 years of age, may retire and receive reduced retirement benefits based upon calculations by the board of trustees. This bill increases the required number of years of creditable service for early retirement to 25 and strikes the benefits calculation by the board of trustees. Instead, the bill provides that a member who has completed at least 25 years of creditable service but less than 32 years may retire and receive 84 percent of the benefits the member would have received upon retiring at the age of 55 with 22 years of creditable service, a member retiring with at least 32 years of creditable service but less than 34 years shall receive 88 percent, and a member retiring with 34 years or more of creditable service shall receive 90 percent.5 percent of the member or beneficiary’s monthly pension.