Bills affecting Senior (65+, Medicare/SS) in Minnesota — 2026 session

Unlimited Social Security individual income tax subtraction allowed.

St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association provisions modified, Independent School District No. 625 pension adjustment revenue increased, and money appropriated.

Various retirement statutes modifications to include references to the local government probation and telecommunicator retirement plan

Local government probation and telecommunicator retirement plan establishment

Minnesota State Retirement System probation and telecommunicator retirement subplan establishment

Minnesota Secure Choice retirement program provisions modification

Public employees police and fire retirement plan; state patrol retirement plan; postretirement adjustments increased, and waiting period for a postretirement adjustment decreased for the public employees police and fire retirement plan.

Community first services and supports reimbursement rates modified, consumer-direct community supports budgets increased, Minnesota Caregiver Defined Contribution Retirement Fund Trust established, and money appropriated.

Rights and protections for residents of certain long-term care settings modified, rights and protections for clients receiving home care services and clients receiving home and community-based services modified, arbitration provisions prohibited, notices required, civil actions authorized, and money appropriated.

Unlimited Social Security subtraction provision

Imposition and allocation of certain taxes modified, tax analysis required, transportation funding impacts analysis required, retail delivery fee repealed, unlimited Social Security subtraction provided, previous appropriation and transfer modified, reports required, money transferred, and money appropriated.

Local governmental correctional service retirement plan modification

Statewide volunteer firefighting retirement plan provisions modification

A resolution urging Congress to reject proposals that would diminish the strength of Medicare and Social Security

Teachers Retirement Association employer and employee contributions increase and unreduced retirement annuity upon reaching the age of 62 with 30 years of service provision

Local government correctional service retirement plan; employee and employer contribution rates reduced, and postretirement adjustments increased.

Retirement; expense apportionment modified among funds managed by the State Board of Investment, administrative changes made to statutes governing the retirement plans administered by the Minnesota State Retirement System, correctional employees clarified to remain in the correctional employees retirement plan while working for a labor organization, conforming changes made, enrollment procedures modified, correctional plan membership committee clarified to no be subject to open meeting law and agency appointment and registration requirements, and deputy fire marshals allowed to elect coverage by the state fire marshals subplan.

General employees retirement plan employee and employer contributions modification

Prescription Drug Affordability Advisory Council elimination

Election of a member's retirement annuity modification or deferred vested members