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North CarolinaHB 4812025-2026 SessionHouseWALLET

Pay Exceptions/Special Separation Allowance.

Sponsored By: Ted Davis, Jr. (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Law officers keep benefit after short break

Beginning July 2, 2026, state or local law enforcement officers keep eligibility for the special separation allowance even with a short break in the last five years of service. The break must be caused by retirement, disability retirement, or disability salary continuation. The officer must return to work within 45 days after those benefits end and still meet the other rules.

Retired officers: benefit ends by age or rehire

Beginning July 2, 2026, the law sets clear stop dates for the special separation allowance. If your benefit uses the 30‑year service formula, payments stop after you have received the allowance for a period equal to 62 minus the age when you first reached 30 years of creditable service. If your benefit uses the years‑of‑service times recent base pay formula, payments stop at age 62. Payments also stop the first day you take a North Carolina State job, unless the job requires the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System and is either covered by the North Carolina Human Resources Act or is in the same agency you retired from. The reemployment rule applies to State jobs taken on or after July 2, 2026.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Ted Davis, Jr.

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 270 • No: 0

House vote • 6/23/2026

HB 481: Pay Exceptions/Special Separation Allowance.

Yes: 112 • No: 0 • Other: 6

Senate vote • 6/16/2026

HB 481: Pay Exceptions/Special Separation Allowance.

Yes: 45 • No: 0 • Other: 5

House vote • 4/9/2025

HB 481: General Statutes Commission Technical Corrections 2025 Part 2.

Yes: 113 • No: 0 • Other: 6

Actions Timeline

  1. Ch. SL 2026-33

    7/2/2026House

  2. Signed by Gov. 7/2/2026

    7/2/2026House

  3. Pres. To Gov. 6/25/2026

    6/25/2026House

  4. Ratified

    6/24/2026House

  5. Ordered Enrolled

    6/23/2026House

  6. Concurred In S Com Sub

    6/23/2026House

  7. Placed On Cal For 06/23/2026

    6/22/2026House

  8. Withdrawn From Com

    6/22/2026House

  9. Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

    6/18/2026House

  10. Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

    6/17/2026House

  11. Regular Message Sent To House

    6/17/2026Senate

  12. Passed 3rd Reading

    6/16/2026Senate

  13. Passed 2nd Reading

    6/16/2026Senate

  14. Reptd Fav

    6/15/2026Senate

  15. Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

    6/10/2026Senate

  16. Com Substitute Adopted

    6/10/2026Senate

  17. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

    6/10/2026Senate

  18. Re-ref to Pensions and Retirement and Aging. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

    5/28/2026Senate

  19. Withdrawn From Com

    5/28/2026Senate

  20. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

    4/10/2025Senate

  21. Passed 1st Reading

    4/10/2025Senate

  22. Regular Message Received From House

    4/10/2025Senate

  23. Regular Message Sent To Senate

    4/10/2025House

  24. Passed 3rd Reading

    4/9/2025House

  25. Passed 2nd Reading

    4/9/2025House

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