Stephen Shurtleff voted Nay (Passage) on this Amendment.
Title: Insurance Premium Amendments
Title: Insurance Premium Amendments
Vote to adopt an amendment to SSHB1 that requires the university system to pay debt service costs, bases the state's payment toward premiums for the retiree medical benefits on their income, and increases member contributions to the state retirement system.
-Repeals the $20,748,880 in estimated revenue from the Debt Service for other agencies, which shall instead be paid by the university system of New Hampshire, and which will be used to pay debt service costs for general obligation bonds issued by the state (Sec. 42 & 43). -Requires the state to pay a premium or portion of a premium for spouses and dependents of retired state employees under 65 years of age as follows (Sec. 119):