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Read. Follow. Verify.North Dakota Updates Public Employees Retirement System Membership and Benefits
Last action · March 25, 2025: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24
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What This Bill Does
North Dakota has enacted House Bill 1112 to update membership definitions, contribution rates, retirement dates, and benefit calculations under the public employees retirement system for firefighters, peace officers, and security officers.
Alters retirement eligibility thresholds, monthly contribution structures, and benefit formulas for state and local public safety workers, directly affecting their future pension payouts and career service requirements.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Firefighters
Retirement membership definitions, contribution obligations, normal retirement dates, and benefit calculation formulas are modified.
Peace officers
Monthly salary contribution percentages, retirement eligibility criteria, and benefit computation rules are updated.
Security officers
Retirement contribution structures, normal retirement dates, and benefit calculations are adjusted.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is considered a firefighter under the updated retirement rules?
How are disability retirement benefits calculated for non-judge members?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
15 actions- Mar 25, 2025Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24
- Mar 24, 2025HouseEnrolledSigned by Governor 03/21
- Mar 20, 2025HouseEnrolledSent to Governor
- Mar 20, 2025HouseSigned by Speaker
- Mar 14, 2025SenateSigned by President
- Mar 12, 2025HouseReturned to House
Show 9 earlier actions
- Mar 11, 2025SenateFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
- Mar 7, 2025SenateCommitteeReported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
- Mar 6, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 09:30
- Feb 5, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee
- Jan 15, 2025SenateReceived from House
- Jan 14, 2025HouseFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0
- Jan 13, 2025HouseCommitteeReported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0
- Jan 9, 2025HouseCommitteeCommittee Hearing 09:45
- Jan 7, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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