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
Concerning
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Could affect retirement benefits for workers injured on the job, but limited broader financial impact.
Your Community
Primarily affects the intersection of workers' comp and retirement systems for public employees.
Your Freedom
Technical adjustment to worker 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
Addresses how time on workers' compensation counts toward creditable service for retirement. Would affect how injured workers' retirement benefits are calculated. Killed in committee.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Workers injured on the job
- ▲ Public employees on workers' compensation
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Retirement system if additional creditable service is granted
Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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