HB 90 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

State and Local Government Retirees Cost of Living Adjustment.

HB 90 provides a 3% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to retirement allowances for retirees in North Carolina's Teachers', State Employees', Judicial, Legislative, and Local Governmental Retirement Systems. The increase applies to retirees who retired on or before specific dates (ranging from July 1, 2024, to January 1, 2025), with those who retired later receiving a proportional increase based on months served during 2024-2025. The bill appropriates $250 million from the General Fund to fund this adjustment, effective July 1, 2025. It directly affects current retirees in these five systems by increasing their monthly payments.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

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Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Feb 11, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from a draft version to the official First Edition and updated with a complete list of primary sponsors. The core policy regarding the 3% cost-of-living adjustment for state and local government retirees, including the specific funding amount and effective dates, remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the document metadata and sponsor list were updated.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was updated from a draft identifier (DRH30007-MRap-10) to the official First Edition (H90-v-1), reflecting its progression through the legislative process.

The sponsor list was expanded to include Representatives Wheatley, Butler, and Majeed as primary sponsors, replacing the single original sponsor.

The original filing date of February 10, 2025, was replaced with the official session header and a new referral date of February 11, 2025.

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Feb 11, 2025

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3 primary · 39 co-sponsors