Legislative Bill · Rheinland
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Retirement Age Adjustment Act of 2020

Passing
in all 2 chambers
Opened
29 Jan 2020
Voting closes
29 Mar 2020
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
1 change

Rationale

Raising the retirement age to 60 aligns with increased life expectancy and sustains pension systems for long-term public benefit.

Proposed Changes

1

Retirement Age Policy
Previous law
Retirement at 55
Retirement at 60

Timeline

  • Draft
    29 January 2020


  • Vote Open
    29 January 2020


  • Vote Closed
    29 March 2020


  • Became Law
    29 March 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Passed
31Yes 11No 27Not voted 69 seats

For: 31 / 69 seats (44.9%)

Against: 11 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 27

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 73.8%)
Party Seats Vote
Civic Platform 11 Yes
Labour Movement 11 No
Liberal Union 10 Yes
National League For Freedom And Democracy Proposer 10 Yes

Bundestag

Passed
416Yes 77No 157Not voted 650 seats

For: 416 / 650 seats (64.0%)

Against: 77 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 157

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 84.4%)
Party Seats Vote
Civic Platform 155 Yes
Labour Movement 77 No
Liberal Union 111 Yes
National League For Freedom And Democracy Proposer 150 Yes

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Labour Movement
Voted Feb. 7, 2020
No

“We do not support raising the retirement age”

Liberal Union
Voted Jan. 30, 2020
Yes

“Very reasonable policy, 55 is far to low”

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