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HB 702 · 2025 · House · Executive Departments and Administration Committee

Retired police extra duty pay

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relative to defining extra duty pay hours for a retired part-time police officer's hour limit for yearly calculations.

Adds provisions defining extra or special duty pay hours for purposes of calculating a retired part-time police officer's yearly hour limit.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 13, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill adds specific provisions regarding extra or special duty pay in the context of part-time employment for retired members of the New Hampshire retirement system.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“"Part-time" for purposes of employment of a retired member of the New Hampshire retirement system, but excepting per diem court security officers and court bailiffs, and the assistant director for safety and security of the judicial branch, means employment by one or more participating employers of the retired member which shall not exceed 1,352 hours in a calendar year, except as provided in RSA 100-A:7-b.”
Section 1
“Extra or special duty pay shall not be included when calculating the maximum allowable hours in a calendar year for a retired member.”
Section 2
“Notwithstanding the foregoing, no retired member shall be employed on a part-time basis by any participating employer for a period of 28 days from the member's effective date of retirement.”
Section 1

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Fred DoucetteRPrime
  • Rep. Jennifer RhodesRVice Chair· Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  • Rep. Terry RoyRChair· Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  • Sen. Daryl AbbasRPresident Pro Tempore
  • Sen. Howard PearlRChair· Executive Departments and Administration

Also: Rep. Jeffrey TenczarR, Rep. Mark ProulxR, Rep. Stephen PearsonR

Public testimony

16 signed in online · 3 wrote testimony

19% support81% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“The Hampshire State Permanent Firefighters Retirement Association, has been consistently in opposition of any retiree working in excess of the number of hours associated in current law. We believe that the existing hours are too much.…”
— Arthur Beaudry, Somersworth · NHSPFFRAopposes
“This could result in further degradation of the state pension system”
— Brad Louth, Hamptonopposes
“NHRS retirees are already drawing from the pension system. Allowing them to work more hours without paying into the system while collecting a NHRS pension puts the financial stability of the system at risk.…”
— Nancy Louth, Hamptonopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 19, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate14–2
    Overall
    88% yea
  • Mar 13, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 5, 2025Public hearingHouse Executive Departments and Administration3:32:16–3:39:587m 42slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 19, 2025Public hearingHouse Executive Departments and Administration10:49–12:141m 25slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Subcommittee Work Session; Executive Session
  • Mar 13, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 3 P. 23
  2. Feb 5, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/05/2025 01:00 pm LOB 306-308
  3. Feb 19, 2025HouseSubcommittee Work Session: 02/19/2025 09:00 am LOB 306-308
  4. Feb 19, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/19/2025 02:00 pm LOB 306-308
  5. Feb 19, 2025HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/19/2025 (Vote 14-2; CC)
  6. Mar 13, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 12

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.