SB 707 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

25-Year LEO Retirement With Full Benefits.

SB 707 modifies North Carolina retirement rules for law enforcement officers (LEOs) in the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System or Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System. It allows LEOs to retire with full, unreduced benefits after 25 years of creditable service, regardless of age (replacing previous age/service requirements). The bill specifies that LEOs retiring on or after January 1, 2026, will receive a benefit calculated as 1.82% of their average final salary multiplied by their years of service, without age-based reductions. This change directly affects current and future LEOs who meet the 25-year service threshold, providing them equal retirement benefits to non-LEO members who reach 30 years of service.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

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Governor

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 4 edits

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The bill underwent formatting and procedural updates as it moved from initial filing to the first edition. The document was reorganized to include proper session metadata and bill identification numbers, while the substantive legislative text remains unchanged at this stage.

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Added session metadata including General Assembly header, bill number (S.B. 707), and session year (2025) for proper legislative documentation.

Added referral information directing the bill to the Rules and Operations of the Senate committee with a date of March 26, 2025.

Removed original filing date (Mar 25, 2025) and internal document tracking codes (DRS15302-MRp-92A) as the bill progressed to its first edition.

Updated bill identification from internal tracking code to standard legislative format (S707-v-1) for public distribution.

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Mar 26, 2025

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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

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Mar 25, 2025

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2 primary · 5 co-sponsors