Vote YES on AB 1383 to strengthen community safety and support first responders

AB 1383 strengthens California’s public safety workforce when communities need it most. California’s public safety agencies are facing double-digit vacancies, ballooning overtime costs, increased response times, and steady losses to competing jurisdictions. AB 1383 (McKinnor) helps reverse that — with a competitive, commonsense retirement benefit that makes public safety a career worth pursuing and keeping. AB 1383 will: Align the pensionable compensation cap with the federal limit already used nationally. Lower the retirement age for public safety employees from 57 to 55, recognizing that public safety is a physically demanding profession — not a desk job. Restore local bargaining flexibility so employers and employees can negotiate sustainable benefits through an MOU. Preserve PEPRA’s core framework — shared costs, anti-spiking rules, and actuarial oversight — applying only to service earned on or after January 1, 2027. Save employers money in the long run — a small investment in competitive retirement benefits now is a lot cheaper than the continued costs of the ongoing workforce crisis. This is a responsible, funded investment — not a rollback. AB 1383 does not undo what PEPRA achieved. It acknowledges that a law written for 2012 may need calibrated adjustment for a 2026 workforce, and it makes those adjustments in the most targeted and fiscally responsible way possible. Take action now! Follow the steps below to send a message to your legislators, urging them to vote YES on AB 1383