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AB 1383CALIFORNIASession 20252026
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AB 1383 adjusts public safety retirement formulas and caps pensionable compensation for new hires starting 2027

Original title: Public employees' retirement benefits.

August 30, 2026

Public Employees' Retirement SystemPensionsPublic SafetyLabor RelationsState BudgetPublicemployees'retirementbenefits

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Where This Stands

Currently Unknown. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Introduced.

Last action
Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.May 6, 2026

Version history & redline

8 versions on file

Official version history is partial: 8 linked texts are unavailable or incomplete. Source links remain available below.

Comparing 03/10/25 - Amended Assembly → AB1383
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The Frame

What this does

This bill changes the long-term retirement benefit calculations and potential pension costs for public safety employees hired after 2027, impacting both employer contribution requirements and future retiree benefits.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Public safety employees

Their retirement benefit formulas and pensionable compensation limits are subject to change under the new provisions.

Public employers

Employers must adjust retirement formulas and manage increased contributions to retirement funds.

What changed

Last recorded activity August 30, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

AB 1383 establishes new retirement benefit formulas for public safety employees hired on or after January 1, 2027, and updates limits for new members of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) and State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS). The bill also allows public employers and employee organizations to collectively bargain for adjustments to safety retirement plans.

Key Facts

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Why It Matters

This bill changes the long-term retirement benefit calculations and potential pension costs for public safety employees hired after 2027, impacting both employer contribution requirements and future retiree benefits.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do these changes apply to current public safety employees?
The new formulas apply to employees first hired on or after January 1, 2027, though employers must adjust formulas for hired on or after January 1, 2013, for service performed after 2027.
Can my employer change my retirement plan?
Employers and recognized employee organizations can negotiate prospective increases to retirement benefit formulas or agree to move to a different safety plan through a collectively bargained memorandum of understanding.

News Coverage

Center3
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5 sources
Blind spot - no left-leaning coverage
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Letter: AB 1383 preserves pension reform while supporting firefighters

Napa Valley RegisterAug 20, 2026
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AB 1383 — Watching Another Train Wreck In Slow Motion

California GlobeAug 17, 2026
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Opinion: California’s pension funds are rigged to stick taxpayers with the bill

The San Francisco StandardAug 3, 2026
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California Proves Pension Reform Was Never a Settlement

California GlobeJul 29, 2026
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Lindsay council to look at CalPERS, tort reform

Porterville Recorder — NewsJul 17, 2026

The Lindsay City Council is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to discuss strategies for addressing unfunded pension liabilities and potential changes to tort reform policies.

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Lobbying Activity

IMPACT HEALTH POLICY PARTNERS

on behalf of CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (CALPERS)

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Shift to Age 55 Retirement Benchmarks

The bill shifts the retirement formula benchmark from age 57 to age 55 for safety members, effectively accelerating the age at which maximum benefit fractions are calculated.

Public Employees' Retirement System

Connected Entities

otherPublic Employees' Retirement Fund“The fund used to pay pension benefits.”Map →
otherCalifornia Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013“Existing law governing public pension requirements.”Map →
organizationPublic Employees' Retirement System“The state system providing defined benefits to public employees.”Map →
organizationState Teachers' Retirement System“The state system providing defined benefits to teachers.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

Analysis Score

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  • Significance85
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy40
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment10
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz20
    Current news / social attention level

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