Bill Text: NH HB637 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Relative to the reduction in the calculation of state retirement annuities at age 65 for certain group I retirement system members.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-31 - Subcommittee Work Session: 02/06/2025 01:30 pm Legislative Office Building 306-308 [HB637 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2025-HB637-Introduced.html

HB 637-FN - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2025 SESSION

25-0699

05/11

 

HOUSE BILL 637-FN

 

AN ACT relative to the reduction in the calculation of state retirement annuities at age 65 for certain group I retirement system members.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Luneau, Merr. 9; Rep. W. MacDonald, Rock. 16

 

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill provides that the reduction of a retiree's annuity at the member's full retirement age under the federal Social Security system shall apply to any group I retired state employee member or retired teacher member of group I who retired prior to July 1, 2023, and who has not reached full social security retirement age by July 1, 2025.

 

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

25-0699

05/11

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

 

AN ACT relative to the reduction in the calculation of state retirement annuities at age 65 for certain group I retirement system members.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Service Retirement Allowances for Teachers and State Group I Member Employees; Application of Benefit. ?RSA 100-A:5, I(b); 100-A:6, I(b)(1)(A) and (B); and 100-A:6, I(d)(1)(A) and (B), as amended by 2023, 79:459, relative to the reduction of a retiree's annuity at the member's full retirement age under the federal Social Security system, shall apply to any group I retired state employee member or retired teacher member of group I who retired prior to July 1, 2023, and who have not reached full social security retirement age by July 1, 2025.

2  Effective Date. ?This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.

 

LBA

25-0699

1/7/25

 

HB 637-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

 

AN ACT relative to the reduction in the calculation of state retirement annuities at age 65 for certain group I retirement system members.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill as it is awaiting information from New Hampshire Retirement System.  The Department was contacted on 12/16/24 for a fiscal note worksheet.  When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the House Clerk's Office.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

New Hampshire Retirement System

 

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