HB216 Relative to workers' compensation and creditable service towards retirement.
Relative to workers' compensation and creditable service towards retirement.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Taxpayers will face increased pension contribution costs starting FY 2028, estimated at $338,939 to $1.2 million annually for state and political subdivisions, with potential liabilities reaching $23 million.
Your Community
Local governments and schools will absorb higher pension costs in FY 2028 and beyond, potentially affecting budgets, but injured public employees gain improved retirement security.
Your Freedom
No direct impact on individual rights or local control; this is a technical change to retirement benefit calculations.
Status
Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 01/07/2026 House Journal 1 P. 72
Sponsor
Carol McGuire (R)
The Short Version
This bill removes the one-year cap on creditable service toward retirement benefits for public employees receiving workers' compensation. It allows injured workers to count their full compensation period toward retirement, but will significantly increase pension costs for state and local employers beginning in FY 2028.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Public employees receiving workers' compensation benefits for job-related injuries
- ▲ Police, fire, and municipal employees injured on the job who can now count full compensation periods toward retirement
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ NH state taxpayers funding state employee pensions
- ▼ Local property taxpayers and school funding systems in municipalities employing police, fire, and other public workers
- ▼ Counties and municipalities with police and fire departments facing higher pension contribution requirements
Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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