Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 895.1131. Spouse

(a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding any ordinance or any rule, regulation, procedure or policy of a municipal pension system to the contrary, an active member of a municipal pension system may designate the member's spouse to be the beneficiary of the member's pension, regardless of the date of the marriage.

(b) Applicability.--The authorization under subsection (a) shall apply retroactively to designations made after December 31, 2006.