House Bill No. 6845 proposes amendments to the State Employees Retirement System (SERS) regarding hazardous duty pensions for certain judicial employees. Specifically, the bill allows investigators in the Division of Criminal Justice, the Division of Public Defender Services, and support service investigators in the Superior Court’s Support Enforcement Services to earn service credit toward a hazardous duty pension for their service starting October 1, 2025. The bill repeals and replaces existing language in sections 5-192f and 5-192n of the general statutes, expanding the definition of "hazardous duty member" to include these investigators and establishing that their credited service will be calculated from the effective date.

The bill also outlines the financial implications of this change, estimating an additional cost of approximately $563,000 in FY 26 and $751,000 in FY 27 due to the transition from regular SERS to hazardous duty pensions for these employees. The total annual state cost for the hazardous duty pensions is projected to be around $1.19 million, significantly higher than the cost of regular pensions for the same group. The bill is set to take effect on October 1, 2025, following approval from the Labor and Public Employees Committee.