Earlier today, we delivered the following letter signed by 598 members of the GFC Network to Governor Newsom. He has until September 30 to sign or veto the bill.
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September 11, 2026
Re: AB 1383 (McKinnor) – Request for Veto
Dear Governor Newsom,
On behalf of the Govern For California network, we write to request a veto of AB 1383. By increasing public employee pension benefits without requiring adequate prefunding of those benefits, this measure threatens to exacerbate a crisis that already burdens California governments with pension costs that divert billions annually from essential public services.
We are pleased to see that your Department of Finance opposes the bill and we agree with its assessment. AB 1383 would harm public services by partially unwinding the reforms established by the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA), increasing state and local government contributions towards normal pension costs, and exposing those governments to even greater costs if investment performance is less than the rate assumed for determining normal pension costs.
AB 1383 would throw kerosene on a pension-spending fire that’s already consuming ever-increasing shares of government budgets in California. In the 2024-25 fiscal year alone, state and local governments in California were forced to divert $36.4 billion from essential services to pension contributions, 162% more than just ten years earlier. AB 1383 would divert even more money from essential services. We hope you agree and that you will veto the measure.
Sincerely,
598 Members of the Govern For California Network
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