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S799 • 2025

Restore State Emp/Teacher Retiree Med Benefit.

Restore State Emp/Teacher Retiree Med Benefit.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Waddell, Applewhite, Bradley, Garrett, Garson, Grafstein, Mohammed, Salvador, Smith, Theodros
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Restore State Emp/Teacher Retiree Med Benefit.

Restore State Emp/Teacher Retiree Med Benefit.

What This Bill Does

  • Restore State Emp/Teacher Retiree Med Benefit.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-23 Senate

    Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

  2. 2026-04-23 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  3. 2026-04-22 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  4. 2026-04-22 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  5. 2026-04-21 Senate

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Restore State Emp/Teacher Retiree Med Benefit.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 799

Short Title: Restore State Emp/Teacher Retiree Med Benefit. (Public)
Sponsors: Senator Waddell (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
April 22, 2026
*S799-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO PREVENT TH E ELIMINATION OF RET IREE MEDICAL BENEFIT S FOR 2
MEMBERS FIRST EARNIN G SERVICE ON OR AFTE R JANUARY 1, 2021, U NDER 3
THE NORTH CAROLINA T EACHERS' AND STATE E MPLOYEES' RETIREMENT 4
SYSTEM, THE CONSOLID ATED JUDICIAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, T HE 5
LEGISLATIVE RETIREME NT SYSTEM, OR THE OP TIONAL RETIREMENT 6
PROGRAMS. 7
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 8
SECTION 1.(a) Subsections (c) and (d) of Section 35.21 of S.L. 2017 -57 are 9
repealed. 10
SECTION 1.(b) This section is effective retroactively to December 31, 2020. 11
SECTION 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 12
State Treasurer the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) in recurring funds for the 2026-2027 13
fiscal year to be used to address the increased cost to the North Carolina State Health Plan for 14
Teachers and State Employees as a result of the continuation of retiree medical members under 15
this act. 16
SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided, this act becomes effective July 1, 2026. 17