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Read. Follow. Verify.North Dakota Enacts House Bill 1274 Updating Public Employees Retirement System and Public Safety Plan Membership
Last action · April 21, 2025: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17Sponsors: Todd Porter and 9 others
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What This Bill Does
House Bill 1274 amends definitions, retirement plan closure rules, contribution rates, and benefit formulas under the North Dakota Century Code for the public employees retirement system and public safety retirement plan, closing the main defined benefit plan to new hires starting January 1, 2025. The legislation establishes specific criteria and retirement dates for correctional officers, peace officers, firefighters, and national guard security personnel.
New state and local government hires face altered retirement plan options and contribution structures, while existing members retain specific defined benefit rights based on their enrollment dates.
- House Bill 1274 was considered and enacted during the sixty-ninth legislative assembly of North Dakota in 2025. context
- The North Dakota Century Code serves as the codified compilation of all general and permanent laws of North Dakota. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
new eligible employees
New employees starting on or after January 1, 2025, are enrolled in the defined contribution retirement plan instead of the closed defined benefit main plan.
correctional officers
Correctional officers face updated definitions regarding weekly hours, employment duration, and retirement plan concurrency.
peace officers
Peace officers are subject to specific contribution requirements, normal retirement age conditions, and plan participation rules.
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Who is required to participate in the defined contribution plan starting in 2025?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
19 actions- Apr 21, 2025Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17
- Apr 18, 2025HouseEnrolledSigned by Governor 04/15
- Apr 14, 2025HouseEnrolledSent to Governor
- Apr 14, 2025HouseSigned by Speaker
- Apr 9, 2025SenateSigned by President
- Apr 7, 2025HouseFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 71 nays 19
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- Apr 7, 2025HouseConcurred
- Mar 27, 2025HouseReturned to House (12)
- Mar 26, 2025SenateFloorSecond reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0
- Mar 25, 2025SenateCommitteeAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Mar 24, 2025SenateCommitteeReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1
- Mar 20, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 03:00
- Mar 7, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee
- Feb 25, 2025SenateReceived from House
- Feb 24, 2025HouseFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 77 nays 16
- Feb 24, 2025HouseCommitteeAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Feb 21, 2025HouseCommitteeReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 4 2
- Jan 30, 2025HouseCommitteeCommittee Hearing 09:00
- Jan 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
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Transition from Defined Benefit to Defined Contribution
The legislation implements a structural shift by closing the public employees retirement system defined benefit main plan to new hires after December 31, 2024.
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- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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