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SB 139 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Restore State Emp/Teacher Retiree Med Benefit.

SB 139 prevents the elimination of medical benefits for North Carolina state teachers and employees who first earned retirement service on or after January 1, 2021. It reverses a prior change that would have cut these benefits by repealing specific sections of law, effective retroactively to December 31, 2020. The bill appropriates $500,000 annually for 2025-2026 and $2 million annually for 2026-2027 to cover increased costs for the state health plan. This restores medical coverage for affected retirees under several retirement systems, effective July 1, 2025.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRestores medical benefits via $500k/$2M annual appropriations, directly funding a state program through budgetary means.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationRestores medical benefits for teachers, directly supporting educator compensation and retention per bill's purpose and subjects list.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRestores medical benefits for retirees and appropriates funds to cover increased costs, directly supporting health insurance coverage for state employees and teachers.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRestores medical benefits for state teachers/employees by reversing cuts to retirement health coverage, directly protecting existing employment benefits under Labor & Employment.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Last action Feb 25, 2025
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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits
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This diff shows only formatting and metadata changes to Senate Bill 139, with no substantive policy modifications. The bill was filed on February 24, 2025, and the document was updated to reflect its official edition status with a new bill number (S139-v-1) and Senate referral information dated February 25, 2025.
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Removed original document tracking code DRS35072-MRap-51 and replaced it with new edition identifier S139-v-1

Added official edition header with bill number and page number for Senate record-keeping

Added Senate referral information showing the bill was referred to Rules and Operations of the Senate on February 25, 2025

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Feb 25, 2025
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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Feb 24, 2025
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0 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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