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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania Bill HB 411 Provides Supplemental Annuities for Public School and State Retirees
Last action · April 11, 2025: Referred to FINANCE, April 11, 2025Sponsors: Steve Malagari and 59 others
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 411 amends Titles 24 and 71 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to provide an additional monthly supplemental starting after July 1, 2025, for eligible public school and state retirees who retired prior to July 2, 2001. The supplemental payment ranges from 15% to 24.5% of the monthly annuity payment depending on the retirement date, and is funded over a 10-year period beginning July 1, 2026.
Long-term public school and state retirees receive an automatic monthly pension boost ranging from 15% to 24.5% based on their retirement year, with the resulting liability paid through equal annual installments over a 10-year period starting in 2026.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Eligible public school and state retirees
They receive an additional monthly supplemental annuity payment ranging from 15% to 24.5% of their monthly annuity payment starting after July 1, 2025.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible to receive the supplemental annuity under HB 411?
Do retirees need to apply to receive this additional payment?
How is the additional supplemental annuity funded?
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Procedural history
11 actions- Apr 11, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to FINANCE, April 11, 2025
- Apr 11, 2025SenateIn the Senate
- Apr 9, 2025HouseFloorThird consideration and final passage, April 9, 2025 (131-72)
- Apr 9, 2025HouseCommitteeRe-reported as committed, April 9, 2025
- Apr 8, 2025HouseRe-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 8, 2025
- Apr 8, 2025HouseFloorSecond consideration, April 8, 2025
Show 5 earlier actions
- Mar 24, 2025HouseRemoved from table, March 24, 2025
- Mar 17, 2025HouseLaid on the table, March 17, 2025
- Mar 17, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst consideration, March 17, 2025
- Mar 17, 2025HouseReported as amended, March 17, 2025
- Jan 29, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Jan. 29, 2025
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2 versions on fileLobbying Activity
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Deferred 10-Year Funding Schedule
The increased liabilities created by the supplemental annuity are scheduled to be funded over a 10-year period starting July 1, 2026, delaying immediate fiscal impact.
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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