(1) The Public Employees' Retirement Law (PERL) creates the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) for the purpose of providing pension benefits to specified public employees and prescribes the rights and duties of members and annuitants of the system. PERL vests management and control of PERS in the Board of Administration. The California Constitution and PERL grant the board control over the investment of the retirement fund subject to certain restrictions. PERL directs the board to invest not less than 25% of all funds that become available in a fiscal year for new investments in specified obligations and securities connected with residential realty, subject to the board's authority to substitute other investments consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the retirement system and standards for prudent investment. PERL requires the board to report on these investments.
California SB 216 (20152016) — The Public Employees' Retirement System.
(1) The Public Employees' Retirement Law (PERL) creates the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) for the purpose of providing pension benefits to specified public employees and prescribes the rights and duties of members and annuitants of the system. PERL vests management and control of PERS in the Board of Administration. The California Constitution and PERL grant the board control over the investment of the retirement fund subject to certain restrictions. PERL directs the board to invest not less than 25% of all funds that become available in a fiscal year for new investments in specified obligations and securities connected with residential realty, subject to the board's authority to substitute other investments consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the retirement system and standards for prudent investment. PERL requires the board to report on these investments.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent #6 — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 6–0 (pass) · lower
SB 216 Pan Consent Calendar Second Day — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Pan — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-12 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2015-02-13 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
2015-02-26 Referred to Com. on P.E. & R. referral-committee
2015-03-25 Set for hearing April 13.
2015-04-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 593.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-17 Set for hearing April 27.
2015-04-21 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-04-27 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2015-04-28 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-04-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 843.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-04-30 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2015-05-14 Referred to Com. on P.E., R., & S.S. referral-committee
2015-06-03 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P.E., R., & S.S. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-06-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-07-08 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-07-09 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-07-16 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2432.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-07-16 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2015-08-19 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2015-08-20 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-08-26 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2015-09-02 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-09-02 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 244, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/02354728-4efe-4eed-bc7c-5c0ecda5ee64. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).