California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013: joint powers authority: employees.
The California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) requires a public retirement system, as defined, to modify its plan or plans to comply with the act and, among other provisions, establishes new retirement formulas that may not be exceeded by a public employer offering a defined benefit pension plan for employees first hired on or after January 1, 2013. Existing law, the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, generally authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by agreement, to jointly exercise any common power, which may include hiring employees and establishing retirement systems. PEPRA authorizes a joint powers authority formed by the Cities of Brea and Fullerton on or after January 1, 2013, to provide its employees the defined benefit plan or formula that those employees received from their respective employers prior to the exercise of a common power, to which the employee is associated, by the joint powers authority to any employee of specified cities who is not a new member and subsequently is employed by the joint powers authority within 180 days of the city providing for the exercise of a common power, to which the employee was associated, by the joint powers authority.
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California SB 24 (20152016)
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California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013: joint powers authority: employees.
California SB 24 (20152016) — California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013: joint powers authority: employees.
The California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) requires a public retirement system, as defined, to modify its plan or plans to comply with the act and, among other provisions, establishes new retirement formulas that may not be exceeded by a public employer offering a defined benefit pension plan for employees first hired on or after January 1, 2013. Existing law, the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, generally authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by agreement, to jointly exercise any common power, which may include hiring employees and establishing retirement systems. PEPRA authorizes a joint powers authority formed by the Cities of Brea and Fullerton on or after January 1, 2013, to provide its employees the defined benefit plan or formula that those employees received from their respective employers prior to the exercise of a common power, to which the employee is associated, by the joint powers authority to any employee of specified cities who is not a new member and subsequently is employed by the joint powers authority within 180 days of the city providing for the exercise of a common power, to which the employee was associated, by the joint powers authority.
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] — 3–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 6–1 (pass) · upper
SB 24 Hill Senate Third Reading By MULLIN — 77–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB24 Hill Concurrence — 32–5 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 5–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading SB24 Hill Reconsider — 40–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 20–12 (fail) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Hill — primary (person)
Mullin — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-12-01 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2014-12-02 From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 1.
2015-01-15 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2015-03-05 Set for hearing March 25.
2015-03-09 March 25 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2015-03-10 Set for hearing April 8.
2015-04-01 April 8 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.
2015-04-02 Set for hearing April 15.
2015-04-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-04-20 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 650.) (April 15). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-04-21 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-04-24 Set for hearing May 4.
2015-05-04 May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2015-05-23 Set for hearing May 28.
2015-05-28 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 1146.) (May 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-06-01 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-02 Motion to reconsider made by Senator Hill.
2015-06-02 Reconsideration granted.
2015-06-02 (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1261.)
2015-06-08 Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Hill.
2016-01-05 From inactive file.
2016-01-05 Ordered to second reading.
2016-01-05 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2016-01-06 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-01-07 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c). referral-committee
2016-01-07 Re-referred to Com. on P.E. & R. referral-committee
2016-01-08 Set for hearing January 14.
2016-01-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 0. Page 2908.) (January 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-01-16 Set for hearing January 19.
2016-01-19 January 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2016-01-20 Set for hearing January 21.
2016-01-21 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2934.) (January 21). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-01-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-01-26 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 4. Page 2952.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-01-26 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-04-28 Referred to Com. on P.E., R., & S.S. referral-committee
2016-06-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-29 June 29 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2016-08-12 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (August 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-18 Read third time and amended. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-08-18 Ordered to third reading.
2016-08-23 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 6102.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-23 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2016-08-25 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 5. Page 5424.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
2016-09-23 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-23 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 531, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bf3ab960-4360-4860-b33b-0843dc57556a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).