Legislative Updates

The New Hampshire Retirement System's role is to provide information and factual analysis on the impact of proposed legislation. For more details on the bills listed below, visit the NH General Court website. 

2026 Session

The following legislation, if passed, could impact the New Hampshire Retirement System. For status updates, view our Legislative Tracker 2026.

** Bills that have been killed or for which no further action is expected.

HB 1109
This bill is relative to notice requirements regarding public employee suspensions and investigations and transferring certain positions in the department of corrections to group II retirement system status.

SB 502 
This bill removes references to the department of business and economic affairs and office of planning and development and makes changes to how certain committees and commissions participate or operate. Amended to include allowing the IIC members' participation via telephone, video, or other means.

HB 1014 **
This bill modifies the definition and limitations of part-time employment for retired members of the retirement system, including exceptions for emergency service and concurrent employment at the time of retirement.

HB 1024 **
This bill prohibits investments by the New Hampshire retirement system in businesses owned by a sitting president or their family.

HB 1170 **
This bill provides a supplemental retirement allowance to certain group II retirees and their beneficiaries, funded by the state general fund and added permanently to their base annuity, and makes an appropriation therefor.

HB 1459 **
This bill revises the penalty structure for retirees who exceed the annual hour limit for part-time employment.

HB 1471 **
This bill updates the calculation of AFC for group II retirement system members who began service before July 1, 2011, and were not vested by 1/1/12, aligning it with the formula adopted in HB 2 (2025).

HB 1585 **
This bill requires state and local public retirement systems to discharge their duties solely in the financial interest of the participants and beneficiaries.

SB 601 **
This bill provides that the state shall pay 7.5 percent of contributions of retirement system employers other than the state for group I teachers and group II members.

SB 651 **
This bill legalization of cannabis with provision to provide portion of tax to NHRS for UAAL (pg. 22, ln 14).

SB 423 **
This bill re-establishes commission to study incidence of PTSD in first responders. Bill adds a member to the commission from the NH comfort dog community and modifies the duties of the commission. Amendment #1310h adds one member appointed by NH Sheriffs Assoc.

SB 486 **
This bill revises the Administrative Procedures Act.