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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 1655 Establishes Ten-Year Error Correction Limits and Restricts Pension Fund Lobbying
Last action · March 5, 2026: HCS Reported Do Pass (H)Sponsor: Mike Steinmeyer
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 1655 sets a ten-year discovery limit for correcting public retirement system benefit overpayments or underpayments, suspends benefits for beneficiaries charged with the intentional killing of a plan member, and prohibits public pension systems from using funds to lobby or support political candidates and ballot measures.
Public employees, retirees, and system beneficiaries face new ten-year limitation periods for correcting calculation errors and mandatory benefit suspensions if charged with specific violent crimes against a member, while public pension systems lose the authority to spend funds on political campaigns or lobbying.
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.
Public employees and retirees
Their retirement calculations, error correction timelines, and eligibility for lump-sum deferred annuity payouts are altered by the bill.
Retirement system beneficiaries and survivors
Their benefit disbursements are subject to mandatory suspension if they face criminal charges regarding the intentional killing of a plan member.
Public pension system boards
Boards must enforce the ten-year error discovery limit, manage lump-sum election rules, and ensure system funds are not used for political advocacy.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the time limit for correcting a pension benefit calculation error?
Can public pension funds be used to support political candidates or ballot measures?
What happens to retirement benefits if a beneficiary is charged with killing a plan member?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
8 actions- Mar 5, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Reported Do Pass (H)
- Mar 4, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Voted Do Pass (H)
- Mar 4, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Jan 21, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Pensions(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
Show 2 earlier actions
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
Version history
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View official text →Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
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Lump-Sum Election Timeline Reset
The bill modifies prior restrictions by setting January 1, 2027 as the starting point for deferred annuity lump-sum elections.
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Sources
house.mo.gov
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- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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