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Senate backs state share of teacher retirement contributions, then tables the bill
Summary
Senators voted unanimously to approve SB 20, requiring the state to pay 7.5% of certain employer retirement contributions beginning in FY2026; sponsors said it would relieve local property tax burdens but the Senate later laid the bill on the table for budgetary sequencing.
The New Hampshire Senate adopted the finance committee’s recommendation on Senate Bill 20, a measure directing the state to pay 7.5 percent of the employer contribution for certain retirement system members, by a recorded vote of 23–0, then laid the bill on the table for budgetary sequencing.
Senator Gray presented the Finance Committee report and explained that…
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