---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to a cost of living adjustment for retirees in the state retirement system."
description: "relative to a cost of living adjustment for retirees in the state retirement system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 616"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 616 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-16"
last_action: "2019-09-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f42b24af-b165-4a51-97f7-50b5ad25497f"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0674&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "a6fa1c3a96e258691e1ff98e091a4e02be7b3d303c0a6bfd4ad1e293a239ebd9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire HB 616 (2019) — relative to a cost of living adjustment for retirees in the state retirement system.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2019-2218s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=2019-2218s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTPA — **219–149** (pass) · lower
- Sen. Carson Floor Amendment 2218s — **11–12** (fail) · upper
- Ought to Pass — **12–11** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-16** Introduced 01/03/2019 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 3 P. 22 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-23** Public Hearing: 01/30/2019 02:00 pm LOB 305-307
- **2019-02-05** Executive Session: 02/12/2019 01:30 pm LOB 306
- **2019-02-19** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0094h for 02/27/2019 (Vote 17-2; RC) HC 13 P. 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-19** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2019-02-27** Amendment # 2019-0094h: AA VV 02/27/2019 HJ 6 P. 85
- **2019-02-27** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0094h: MA DV 250-91 02/27/2019 HJ 6 P. 85 `passage`
- **2019-02-27** Referred to Finance 02/27/2019 HJ 6 P. 85
- **2019-03-14** Finance Division I Work Session: 03/22/2019 10:30 am LOB 212
- **2019-03-22** Executive Session: 03/27/2019 10:00 am LOB 210-211
- **2019-03-25** Finance Division I Work Session: 03/26/2019 10:00 am LOB 212
- **2019-03-28** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1268h for 04/04/2019 (Vote 12-8; RC) HC 18 P. 6 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-28** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2019-04-04** Amendment # 2019-1268h: AA VV 04/04/2019 HJ 12 P. 25
- **2019-04-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1268h: MA RC 219-149 04/04/2019 HJ 12 P. 25 `passage`
- **2019-04-12** Introduced 04/11/2019 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 13 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16** Hearing: 04/24/2019, Room 101, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 19
- **2019-05-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/23/2019; SC 23 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-23** Special Order to the beginning of the regular calendar, Without Objection, MA; 05/23/2019; SJ 17
- **2019-05-23** Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2019-2218s, RC 11Y-12N, AF; 05/23/2019; SJ 17
- **2019-05-23** Ought to Pass: RC 12Y-11N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/23/2019; SJ 17 `passage`
- **2019-05-31** Enrolled (In recess 05/30/2019); SJ 19
- **2019-05-31** Enrolled 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 51
- **2019-09-09** Signed by Governor Sununu 09/06/2019; Chapter 340; Eff: 07/01/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f42b24af-b165-4a51-97f7-50b5ad25497f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).