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Bill Summary 2026 Pension and Retirement Omnibus Bill (Chapter 106; HF 4074, 3rd Engr.) <br />• For the MSRS Probation and Telecom municator Subplan, instead of paying the General Plan rate <br />of 6% of pay plus 2.71% of pay, members will pay the General Plan rate of 6% of pay plus an <br />additional 2% of pay through August 2028. Beginning in September 2028, the total employee <br />contribution rate will increase from 8% of pay to 8.71% of pay. <br />• For the PERA Probation and Telecommunicator Plan, instead of paying 8.82% of pay, members <br />will pay 8% of pay through August 2028. Beginning in September 2028, the employee <br />contribution rate will increase from 8% of pay to 8.82% of pay. <br />Sections 1 and 2 are effective January 1, 2027. <br />Article 7: Volunteer Firefighters <br />Source: SF 3588 (Pappas)/HF 3456 (Cho) <br />SF 3897 (Gustafson)/HF 3703 (Nadeau) <br />SF 3828 (Limmer)/HF 3512 (Robbins), as amended by S3828-DE1 <br />LCPR Amendment 54276-5A <br />LCPR Amendment S4276-15A <br />Article 4 amends statutes governing firefighter relief associations and the Statewide Volunteer <br />Firefighter Plan and includes legislation recommended by the State Auditor's Fire Relief Association <br />Working Group. Article 4 also includes a session law that eliminates certain requirements that would <br />otherwise apply to the termination of participation by the Maple Plain fire department in the Statewide <br />Volunteer Firefighter Plan and directs the Maple Plain relief association to receive assets from the <br />Statewide Plan and make distributions to firefighters. <br />Sections 1 and 2 amend two sections of Chapter 353G, which governs the Statewide Volunteer <br />Firefighter Plan. Under current law, the executive director of PERA must determine the funding <br />requirements for each account in the lump -sum division of the defined benefit plan on or before August <br />1 every other year. Sections 1 and 2 change this from a biennial requirement to an annual requirement. <br />Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment. <br />Sections 3-6 amend the definitions of "firefighting service," "separate from active service," "break in <br />service," and "firefighter" in section 424A.001 to correct or clarify language and eliminate duplication. <br />Sections 3-6 are effective January 1, 2027. <br />Sections 7, 9, and 19 amend Minnesota Statutes, section 424A.01, subdivision 6, which governs the <br />service pension calculation requirements for firefighters who return to active fire department service <br />and relief association membership following a break in service. <br />Section 7 generally inserts the language of section 424A.01, subdivision 6, into new section <br />424A.012, and reorganizes and revises the provisions to improve readability and reduce <br />ambiguity. Specifically, Section 7 reorganizes the provisions into two subdivisions. Subdivision 1 <br />establishes the pension calculation for firefighters who return to active service after a break in <br />service and have not previously received a pension or disability benefit. Subdivision 2 establishes <br />Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement Page 10 <br />