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SB 601 · 2026 · Senate · Finance Committee

State pension contribution allocation

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relative to the allocation and disbursement of state contributions for non-state employer pension costs under the New Hampshire retirement system.

Requires the state to pay 7.5 percent of retirement system contributions for non-state employers' group I teachers and group II members, with the state's share transferred from the education trust fund to the retirement system as general revenue sharing.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 19, 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

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. This bill also specifies that the state’s share shall be transferred from the education trust fund to the retirement system by the commissioner of revenue administration, with distributions treated as part of general revenue sharing.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Pat LongDPrime
  • Sen. Cindy RosenwaldDDeputy Democratic Leader
  • Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDMinority Leader

Also: Sen. Donovan FentonD, Sen. Debra AltschillerD

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Hearings

  • 2026-01-271:15 pmSenate FinanceSH 103Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026SenIntroduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Finance; SJ 1
  2. Jan 27, 2026SenHearing: 01/27/2026, Room 103, SH, 01:55 pm; SC 3
  3. Feb 19, 2026Sen: Inexpedient to Legislate, 02/19/2026, Vote 5-2; SC 6
  4. Feb 19, 2026SenInexpedient to Legislate, RC 16Y-8N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 02/19/2026; SJ 4

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

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