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RI H7801

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Paul Santucci

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases the reemployment limit for retired municipal employees from 75 working days to 90 working days per calendar year without suspension of pension benefits

  • Establishes an equivalent hourly threshold of 630 working hours per calendar year as an alternative measure to the 90-day limit

  • Pension payments are suspended if a retired member exceeds the 90-day/630-hour limit, but the member earns no additional pension credit and owes no contributions for that extended service

  • Police officers working private details paid by nongovernmental entities remain exempt from this reemployment limit

  • Retired members serving as elected city/town council members or school committee members continue to receive full retirement allowances regardless of this limit

Legislative Description

Increases the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to ninety (90) days or its equivalent of six hundred thirty (630) hours.

Towns And Cities

Last Action

Introduced, referred to House Finance

2/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Finance2/12/2026

Full Bill Text

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