STATE &AMP LOCAL GOV'T RETIREES COLA.

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View NCGA Bill Details2025-2026 Session
House Bill 90 (Public) Filed Monday, February 10, 2025
AN ACT TO PROVIDE AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR A COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR RETIREES OF THE TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE CONSOLIDATED JUDICIAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Intro. by Logan, Wheatley, Butler, Majeed.

Status: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Feb 11 2025)

Bill History:

H 90

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Feb 10 2025 - View Summary

    Amends GS 135-5 (concerning the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System), GS 135-65 (concerning the Consolidated Judicial Retirement System), GS 120-4.22A (concerning the Legislative Retirement System), and GS 128-27 (concerning the Retirement System for Counties, Cities, and Towns) to provide, from and after July 1, 2025 (on or before January 1, 2025, under GS 120-4.22A) a 3% increase in the retirement allowance to or on account of beneficiaries whose retirement commenced on or before July 1, 2024, or a prorated amount for those whose retirement commenced after July 1, 2024, but before June 30, 2025, as determined by the respective Board of Trustees.

    Appropriates $250 million from the General Fund to the Reserve for Retiree Cost-of-Living Adjustments for the 2025-26 fiscal year to implement the act.

    Effective July 1, 2025.