---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to determination of average final compensation under the retirement system and making an appropriation therefor."
description: "relative to determination of average final compensation under the retirement system and making an appropriation therefor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 1587"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1587 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin M. Pratt"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-12-21"
last_action: "2022-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03bd45e5-3193-426f-a478-a151a713d8d8"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2657&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "00d9dfd516902fc6383488d6f6104beed57dfc42fe08dd6cc92a034af929246b"
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 1587 (2022) — relative to determination of average final compensation under the retirement system and making an appropriation therefor.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-1169h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-1169h&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTP — **231–113** (pass) · lower
- Ought to Pass — **24–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kevin M. Pratt — primary (person)
- Brodie S. Deshaies — cosponsor (person)
- Douglas R. Trottier — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Bordes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-21** Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-13** Public Hearing: 01/25/2022 10:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2022-01-26** Subcommittee Work Session: 02/01/2022 08:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2022-02-10** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 12-6; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-10** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2022-03-04** Referred to Finance 02/17/2022 HJ 4
- **2022-02-18** Ought to Pass: MA RC 232-113 02/17/2022 HJ 4 `passage`
- **2022-03-09** Executive Session: 03/23/2022 10:00 am LOB 210-211
- **2022-03-14** Division Work Session: 03/14/2022 10:00 am LOB 212
- **2022-03-14** ==CANCELLED== Division Work Session: 03/18/2022 01:00 pm LOB 212
- **2022-03-18** ==CONTINUED== Division I Work Session: 03/22/2022 01:00 pm LOB 212
- **2022-03-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1169 (Vote 20-1; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-31** Amendment # 2022-1169h: AA VV 03/31/2022 HJ 9
- **2022-03-31** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-1169h: MA VV 03/31/2022 HJ 9 `passage`
- **2022-04-05** Introduced 03/31/2022 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 8 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-06** Hearing: 04/13/2022, Room 103, SH, 10:05 am; SC 15
- **2022-04-20** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/28/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-28** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 04/28/2022; SJ 10 `passage`
- **2022-05-03** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/05/2022; SC 18A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-05** Ought to Pass: RC 24Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/05/2022; SJ 11 `passage`
- **2022-05-24** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/12/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-05-24** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/12/2022 HJ 13
- **2022-06-17** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/15/2022; Chapter 184; eff.08/14/2022 HJ 14 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03bd45e5-3193-426f-a478-a151a713d8d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).