HB 50-FN-LOCAL - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
22Mar2023... 0977h
2023 SESSION
23-0080
07/05
HOUSE BILL 50-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to an appropriation for the unfunded accrued liability of the New
Hampshire retirement system.
SPONSORS: Rep. Edgar, Rock. 29; Rep. Ebel, Merr. 7; Rep. Cote, Hills. 3; Rep. O'Brien, Hills.
10; Rep. Maggiore, Rock. 23; Rep. Goley, Hills. 21; Rep. Cloutier, Sull. 6; Rep.
Rung, Hills. 12; Rep. Shurtleff, Merr. 15; Rep. Soucy, Merr. 21; Sen. Rosenwald,
Dist 13; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill makes an appropriation to the New Hampshire retirement system to pay down the
unfunded accrued liability.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
 HB 50-FN-LOCAL - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
22Mar2023... 0977h 23-0080
07/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to an appropriation for the unfunded accrued liability of the New
Hampshire retirement system.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 1 Appropriation; New Hampshire Retirement System; Unfunded Accrued Liability. The sum of
2 $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 is hereby appropriated to the New Hampshire
3 retirement system. Said appropriation shall be used by the New Hampshire retirement system to
4 pay down the unfunded accrued liability and shall not be used for any other purposes. The governor
5 is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise
6 appropriated.
7 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect June 30, 2023.
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23-0080
Amended 4/7/23
HB 50-FN-LOCAL- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2023-0977h)
AN ACT relative to an appropriation for the unfunded accrued liability of the New
Hampshire retirement system.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
Estimated Increase / (Decrease)
STATE: FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Appropriation $50,000,000 $0 $0 $0
Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
Expenditures $50,000,000 $0 $0 -$830,000
[ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other -
Funding Source:
Various Agency Funds
POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION:
Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
Expenditures $0 $0 $0 -$3,510,000
*The New Hampshire Retirement System states it is not able to separate the fiscal impact of this legislation
between county and local government, therefore the fiscal impact is shown together as political subdivisions.
METHODOLOGY:
This bill appropriates $50,000,000 from the General Fund to the New Hampshire Retirement
System for fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 to be used solely to pay down a portion of the
unfunded actuarial accrued liability (UAAL) of the system.
The New Hampshire Retirement System's actuary states appropriating funds to the UAAL of
$50,000,000 in fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 is projected to reduce employer contribution
rates over the 20-year-period beginning in FY 2026 by 0.09% for employees, 0.14% for teachers,
0.21% for police, and 0.20% for fire. The changes for the employer contribution occur in FY
2026 as contributions rates for FY 2024-2025 have been certified and are not subject to change.
Therefore, when the FY 2026-2027 contribution rates are set using the June 30, 2023 valuation
the impact will be reflected.
State Impact
 Increase (Decrease) in Employer Pension Rates as a Percent
of Payroll
Net Impact of Proposal
Employees (0.09%)
Police (0.21%)
Fire (0.20%)
Expected Employer Dollar Increase (Decrease) Due to Proposal
FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Employees - - - $ (600,000)
Police - - - $ (220,000)
Fire - - - $ (10,000)
TOTAL $0 $0 $0 $ (830,000)
Political Subdivision Impact
Increase (Decrease) in Employer Pension Rates as a Percent
of Payroll
Net Impact of Proposal
Employees (0.09%)
Teachers (0.14%)
Police (0.21%)
Fire (0.20%)
Expected Employer Dollar Increase (Decrease) Due to Proposal
FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Employees - - - $ (740,000)
Teachers - - - $ (1,870,000)
Police - - - $ (570,000)
Fire - - - $ (330,000)
TOTAL $0 $0 $0 $ (3,510,000)
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
New Hampshire Retirement System