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Kansas Legislation

Resources for KPERS-Related Bills

KPERS is governed by State statute. Check here during the legislative sessions to see bills related to KPERS. If you have questions about legislation affecting the Retirement System, contact Jarod Waltner at [email protected] or 785-296-5949.

2025 Legislative Session

The 2025 legislative session wrapped up on April 11. While there no changes to KPERS benefit plan design, the Legislature did make some administrative changes. Here's a quick recap on their work this session.

Administrative Changes

The Legislature passed Senate Bill 64, which makes 3 changes to the KPERS statutes.

  1. Extending the administrative appeals deadline for members from 30 days to 60 days.
  2. Updating statues to comply with federal Internal Revenue Code.
  3. Cleaning up internal references in KPERS statues.

Plan Design Discussions

The Legislature had hearings on changing the KPERS 3 plan design. Discussions included:

  • Closing the KPERS 3 plan for all or certain groups of members and enrolling them in the KPERS 2 plan (HB 2129, SB 202)
  • Improving the KPERS 3 dividend interest formula to increase the expected KPERS 3 benefits (HB 2086)
  • Closing the KPERS 3 plan and creating a new defined contribution plan for new members (SB 282)

There were Committee hearings on these ideas, but none passed this session.

Cost-of-Living Adjustments

The 2025 session saw three cost-of-living adjustments bills introduced (HB 2298, HB 2380, SB 238). However, there were no Committee hearings on these bills and none passed this session.

Full List of KPERS Bills

What's Next

The Legislature returns on January 12, 2026. The Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits will meet during the interm and they are expected to focus discussions on plan design.

Additional Resources

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