HB 754 — An Act amending the act of August 31, 1971 (P.L.398, No.96), known as the County Pension Law, further providing for supplemental benefits.

PRINTER'S NO.   778

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 754
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY HARKINS, MERSKI, GIRAL, HILL-EVANS, FREEMAN,
        SANCHEZ, MALAGARI, BRENNAN, GREEN AND MEHAFFIE, MARCH 3, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 3, 2025


                                     AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of August 31, 1971 (P.L.398, No.96), entitled
 2      "An act providing for the creation, maintenance and operation
 3      of a county employes' retirement system, and imposing certain
 4      charges on counties and providing penalties," further
 5      providing for supplemental benefits.
 6      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 7   hereby enacts as follows:
 8      Section 1.    Section 30(b)(1) of the act of August 31, 1971
 9   (P.L.398, No.96), known as the County Pension Law, is amended to
10   read:
11      Section 30.    Supplemental Benefits.--* * *
12      (b)   (1)    The cost-of-living increase shall be reviewed at
13   least once in every three years by the board which may adjust
14   the current monthly benefit by up to, but no more than, the
15   percentages in accordance with cost-of-living index at the time
16   of review, provided that the adjustment need not be calculated
17   retroactively to the date of the previous cost-of-living
18   increase approved by the board under this section and need not
19   apply the cost-of-living index change for each year since the
1   previous cost-of-living increase. Any adjustment approved under
2   this paragraph shall become effective January 1 of the calendar
3   year following the year in which the adjustment is approved.
4      * * *
5      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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