As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 20, 2019

1933 Act Registration No. 333-176216

1940 Act Registration No. 811-08441

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 17

and

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

AMENDMENT NO. 382

Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H
(Exact Name of Registrant)

American Legacy^® Fusion

LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(Name of Depositor)

120 Madison Street, Suite 1310
Syracuse, New York 13202

(Address of Depositor’s Principal Executive Offices)

Depositor’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (315) 428-8400

Robert O. Sheppard, Esquire

Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
120 Madison Street, Suite 1310
Syracuse, New York 13202

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:

Scott C. Durocher, Esquire

The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
350 Church Street

Hartford, Connecticut 06103

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: Continuous

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

/X/ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

/ / on _______, pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

/ / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

/ / on _____________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

Title of Securities being registered:

Interests in a separate account under individual flexible
payment deferred variable annuity contracts.

Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York

Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H

Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement dated December 20, 2019

This Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement (“Rate Sheet”) provides the i4LIFE ® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit percentages that we are currently offering. This supplement is for informational purposes and requires no action on your part. This Rate Sheet must be retained with the current prospectus.

The rates below apply for applications and/or election forms signed on and after January 21, 2020.

The rates in this Rate Sheet can be superseded. In the event we change our rates, the new rate sheet will become effective at least 10 days after it is filed. Current Rate Sheets will be included with the prospectus. You can also obtain the most current Rate Sheet by contacting your financial professional, or online at LincolnFinancial.com. This Rate Sheet has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and can be viewed at www.sec.gov.

i4LIFE ® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit (Managed Risk)

Single Life GIB Percentage		Joint Life GIB Percentage
Age	GIB Percentage	Age	GIB Percentage
Under 40	2.50%	Under 40	2.50%
40-54	3.00%	40-54	3.00%
55-58	3.50%	55-58	3.50%
59-64	4.00%	59-64	4.00%
65-69	4.50%	65-69	4.00%
70-74	5.00%	70-74	4.50%
75-79	5.00%	75-79	5.00%
80+	5.50%	80+	5.50%

In order to receive the rate indicated in this Rate Sheet, your application or rider election form must be signed and dated on and after January 21, 2020. We must receive your application or rider election form in Good Order within 10 days from the date you sign your application or rider election form and the annuity must be funded within 60 calendar days. Good Order means the actual receipt by Lincoln at its Home Office of the requested transaction in writing, or by other means accepted by Lincoln, along with all the information and supporting legal documentation necessary to complete the transaction. Additional paperwork may be required if these conditions are not met and you still wish to purchase the annuity in order to receive the applicable rates in effect at that time.

Subject to the rules above, if the Guaranteed Income Benefit percentage rates that we are currently offering on the day the contract and/or rider is issued are higher than the rates we were offering on the date you signed your application or rider election form, you will receive the higher set of rates. If any rates have decreased when we compare the Guaranteed Income Benefit percentage rates that we are offering on the day you signed your application or rider election form to the set of rates that we are offering on the day your contract and/or rider is issued, your contract / rider will be issued with the set of rates that were in effect on the day you signed your application or rider election form, subject to meeting the rules above.

Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York

Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H

Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement dated December 20, 2019

This Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement (“Rate Sheet”) provides the Guaranteed Annual Income rates and Guaranteed Income Benefit percentages for the Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage 2.0 (Managed Risk) rider. This supplement is for informational purposes and requires no action on your part. This Rate Sheet must be retained with the current prospectus.

The rates below apply for applications and/or election forms signed on and after January 21, 2020.

Guaranteed Annual Income Rates

The Guaranteed Annual Income amount is calculated when you elect the rider. Upon the first Guaranteed Annual Income withdrawal, the Guaranteed Annual Income rate will be based on your age (or the younger of you and your spouse under the joint life option) as of the date of that withdrawal, and thereafter may not change unless an Automatic Annual Step-up occurs.

Single Life GAI Rate		Joint Life GAI Rate
Age	GAI Rate	Age	GAI Rate
55-58	3.50%	55-58	3.20%
59-64	4.50%	59-64	4.10%
65-69	5.50%	65-69	5.20%
70-74	5.60%	70-74	5.30%
75+	5.70%	75+	5.40%

Guaranteed Income Benefit Percentages

The Guaranteed Income Benefit will be an amount equal to a specified percentage of your Account Value or Income Base, based on your age (or the age of the youngest life under a joint life option) at the time the Guaranteed Income Benefit is elected. The following rates apply to i4LIFE ® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit (Managed Risk) elections for Contractowners who transition from Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage 2.0 (Managed Risk).

Single Life GIB %		Joint Life GIB %
Age	GIB %	Age	GIB %
Under 40	2.50%	Under 40	2.50%
40-54	3.00%	40-54	2.75%
55-58	3.25%	55-58	3.00%
59-64	3.75%	59-64	3.50%
65-69	4.25%	65-69	4.00%
70-74	5.00%	70-74	4.25%
75-79	5.00%	75-79	4.75%
80+	5.25%	80+	5.00%

In order to receive the percentages and rates indicated in this Rate Sheet, your application or rider election form must be signed on and after January 21, 2020. We must receive your application or rider election form in Good Order within 10 days from the date you sign your application or rider election form, and the annuity must be funded within 60 calendar days. Good Order means the actual receipt by Lincoln at its Home Office of the requested transaction in writing, or by other means accepted by Lincoln, along with all the information and supporting legal documentation necessary to complete the transaction. Additional paperwork may be required if these conditions are not met and you still wish to purchase the annuity in order to receive the applicable rates in effect at that time.

Subject to the rules above, if the Guaranteed Annual Income rates, and Guaranteed Income Benefit percentages that we are currently offering on the day the contract and/or rider is issued are higher than the rates we were offering on the date you signed your application or rider election form, you will receive the higher set of rates. If any rates have decreased when we compare the rates and percentages that we are offering on the day you signed your application or rider election form to the set of rates that we are offering on the day your contract and/ or rider is issued, your contract / rider will be issued with the set of rates that were in effect on the day you signed your application or rider election form, subject to meeting the rules above.

LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK

Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H

American Legacy^® Fusion, American Legacy^® III B Class

American Legacy Shareholder’s Advantage^® A Class

Supplement dated December 20, 2019 to the prospectus dated May 1, 2019

This supplement to the prospectus for your individual variable annuity contract outlines a change that will be effective beginning January 21, 2020. This supplement is for informational purposes and requires no action on your part.

OVERVIEW

This discussion applies to the Rate Sheet prospectus supplements (“Rate Sheets”) for the Living Benefit Riders listed below:

Lincoln Lifetime Income^SM Advantage 2.0 (Managed Risk);

i4LIFE^® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit.

DESCRIPTION OF CHANGES

We are making changes to the rate sheet process. The Rate Sheets that currently accompany your prospectus disclose withdrawal rates and Guaranteed Income Benefit percentages that are effective at the time you elect a Living Benefit Rider. Beginning January 21, 2020, once a Rate Sheet becomes effective, it will remain in effect until it is superseded by a new Rate Sheet.

The Rate Sheets indicate the current withdrawal rates and/or current Guaranteed Income Benefit percentages, and the date by which your application or rider election form must be signed and dated for a rider to be issued with those rates and/or percentages.

As stated above, the percentages in the Rate Sheet can be superseded. The effective date of a subsequent Rate Sheet will be at least 10 days after it is filed. The percentages in any subsequent Rate Sheet may be higher or lower than the percentages on the previous Rate Sheet.

Current Rate Sheets will be included with the prospectus. You can also obtain the most current Rate Sheet by contacting your financial professional, or online at LincolnFinancial.com. Rate Sheets are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and can be viewed at www.sec.gov.

The changes to your prospectus are as follows:

For Lincoln Lifetime Income^SM Advantage 2.0 (Managed Risk), the following changes apply:

The Rate Sheet indicates the Guaranteed Annual Income rates and the date by which your application or rider election form must be signed and dated for a rider to be issued with those rates.

The rates in the Rate Sheet can be superseded. The effective date of a subsequent Rate Sheet will be at least 10 days after it is filed. The rates in any subsequent Rate Sheet may be higher or lower than the rates on the previous Rate Sheet.

In order to get the rates indicated in a Rate Sheet, your application or rider election form must be signed and dated on or after the date noted in that Rate Sheet.

For Guaranteed Income Benefit (Managed Risk): the following changes apply:

The Rate Sheet indicates the Guaranteed Income Benefit percentages and the date by which your application or rider election form must be signed and dated for a rider to be issued with those percentages.

The percentages in the Rate Sheet can be superseded. The effective date of a subsequent Rate Sheet will be at least 10 days after it is filed. The percentages in any subsequent Rate Sheet may be higher or lower than the rates on the previous Rate Sheet.

In order to get the percentages indicated in a Rate Sheet, your application or rider election form must be signed and dated on or after the date noted in that Rate Sheet.

Please keep this supplement for future reference.

PART A

The prospectus for the American Legacy Fusion variable annuity contract is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 (File No. 333-176216) filed on April 18, 2019.

PART B

The Statement of Additional Information for the American Legacy Fusion variable annuity contract is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 (File No. 333-176216) filed on April 18, 2019.

Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H

PART C - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) List of Financial Statements

1. Part A

The Table of Condensed Financial Information is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 (File No. 333-176216) filed on April 18, 2019.

2. Part B

The following financial statements for the Variable Account are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 (File No. 333-176216) filed on April 18, 2019.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - December 31, 2018

Statement of Operations - Year ended December 31, 2018

Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

Notes to Financial Statements - December 31, 2018

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

3. Part B

The following financial statements for Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 (File No. 333-176216) filed on April 18, 2019.

Balance Sheets - Years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

Statements of Stockholder’s Equity - Years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

Statements of Cash Flows - Years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

Notes to Financial Statements - December 31, 2018

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

(b) List of Exhibits

(1) Resolution of Board of Directors and Memorandum authorizing establishment of the Variable Account are incorporated herein by reference to Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 333-93875) filed on December 30, 1999.

(2) Not Applicable

(3)(a) Principal Underwriting Agreement between Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc. and Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-145531) filed on November 16, 2007.

(b) Form of Broker-Dealer Selling Agreement among The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York and Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc. incorporated herein by reference to Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 333-222786) filed on January 30, 2018.

(4)(a) Annuity Contract (30070 BNYA 5/03) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 (File No. 333-141752) filed on April 20, 2004.

(b) Contract Specifications incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 (File No. 333-176216) filed on August 9, 2013.

(c) Annuity Payment Option Rider (32157) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 (File No. 333-36304) filed on April 8, 2001.

(d) Amendment for IRA Retirement Plan (AE-283) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 (File No. 333-171096) filed on April 12, 2016.

(e) Amendment for Roth IRA Retirement Plan (AE-284) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 (File No. 333-171096) filed on April 12, 2016.

(f) DCA Fixed Account Allocations (NYCPALGV) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 (File No. 333-83718) filed on April 21, 2004.

(g) Guarantee of Principal death benefit rider (32148 5/03) incorporated herein by reference to initial registration statement on Form N-4 (File No. 333-175691) filed on July 21, 2011.

(h) Enhanced Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit rider (32149 5/03) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-171097) filed June 21, 2011.

(i) DCA Fixed Account Allocations (NYCPAGV 5/03) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 (File No. 333-93875) filed on April 20, 2004.

(j) Allocation Amendment (AR503 1/06) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 (File No. 333-40937) filed on April 18, 2006.

(k) Variable Annuity Guaranteed Income Benefit Rider (LINC 2.0) (AR-529 8/10 NY) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 (File No. 333-145531) filed on October 28, 2010.

(l) Guaranteed Income Benefit Rider (GIB v4) AR-528 8/10 NY) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 (File No. 333-145531) filed on October 28, 2010.

(m) Contract Benefit Data (CBD 8/10 NY) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 (File No. 333-145531) filed on October 28, 2010.

(n) Variable Annuity Payment Option Rider (i4LA-NQ 8/10 NY Rev 09-02) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 (File No. 333-145531) filed on October 28, 2010.

(o) Variable Annuity Payment Option Rider (i4LA-Q 8/10 NY Rev 09-02) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 (File No. 333-145531) filed on October 28, 2010.

(p) Contract Endorsement (AR514-DOMA) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-171097) filed on June 21, 2011.

(i) Amendatory Endorsement (AR-567 DOMA) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 (File No. 333-170897) filed on November 5, 2013.

(q) Contract Amendment – Maturity Date (AR-554 10/14) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 (File No. 333-181616) filed on April 8, 2015.

(r) Variable Annuity Living Benefit Rider (LINC/MSA) (AR-607) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 (File No. 333-141763) filed on August 14, 2018.

(s) Guaranteed Income Benefit Rider (GIB) (AR-528 (7/18)) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 (File No. 333-141763) filed on August 14, 2018.

(5) Application incorporated herein by reference to initial registration statement on Form N-4 (File No. 333-176216) filed on August 10, 2011.

(6) Amended and Restated By-laws of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York incorporated herein by reference to initial registration statement on Form N-4 (File No. 333-175691) filed on July 21, 2011.

(7)(a) Automatic Indemnity Reinsurance Agreement dated December 31, 2007, Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2010 between Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York and Lincoln National Reinsurance Company (Barbados) Limited incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 (File No. 333-141758) filed on April 7, 2010.

(b) Novation Agreement effective as of January 1, 2010 by and among Lincoln National Reinsurance Company (Barbados) Limited, Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York and The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 (File No. 333-141758) filed on April 7, 2010.

(i) Amendments to Automatic Indemnity Reinsurance Agreement as novated incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 (File 333-141758) filed on April 12, 2018.

(ii) Amendment No. 4 to Automatic Indemnity Reinsurance Agreement as novated incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 (File 333-141758) filed on April 12, 2018.

(c) Automatic Indemnity Reinsurance Agreement dated January 1, 2018, between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln National Reinsurance Company (Barbados) Limited (for LNY products) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 (File No. 333-141758) filed on April 24, 2019.

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(i) Amendment No. 1 to Automatic Indemnity Reinsurance Agreement dated January 1, 2018, between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln National Reinsurance Company (Barbados) Limited (for LNY products) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 (File No. 333-141758) filed on December 20, 2019.

(d) Coinsurance and Modified Coinsurance Reinsurance Agreement dated January 1, 2018 between Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York and The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 (File No. 333-141758) filed on April 24, 2019.

(i) Amendment No. 1 to Coinsurance and Modified Coinsurance Reinsurance Agreement dated January 1, 2018 between Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York and The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 (File No. 333-141758) filed on December 20, 2019.

(8)(a) Accounting and Financial Administration Services Agreement dated January 1, 2019 among State Street Bank and Trust Company, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-125790) filed on April 12, 2019.

(b) Fund Participation Agreements among Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York and:

(i) American Funds Insurance Series incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-155333) filed on April 3, 2017.

(ii) Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-155333) filed on April 1, 2016.

(i) American Funds Insurance Series incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 (File No. 333-36304) filed on May 29, 2008.

(ii) Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-149449) filed on November 26, 2008.

(9) Opinion and Consent of Scott C. Durocher, Counsel of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, as to legality of securities being issued incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-176216) filed on September 27, 2011.

(10)(a) Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm filed herein.

(b) Power of Attorney - Principal Officers and Directors of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York filed herein.

(11) Not Applicable

(12) Not Applicable

(13) Lincoln National Corporation Organizational Chart incorporated herein by reference to incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 63 (File No. 033-26032) filed on September 6, 2019.

Item 25. Directors and Officers of the Depositor

The following list contains the officers and directors of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York who are engaged directly or indirectly in activities relating to Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H as well as the contracts. The list also shows Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York's executive officers.

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Name		Positions and Offices with Depositor
Lisa M. Buckingham**		Director
Ellen Cooper**		Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Director
Randal J. Freitag**		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
Christopher A. Giovanni**		Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Dennis R. Glass**		President and Director
Stephen B. Harris**		Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
George W. Henderson, III Granville Capital 300 N. Greene Street Greensboro, NC 27401		Director
Christine Janofsky**		Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
Mark E. Konen 4901 Avenue G Austin, TX 78751		Director
M. Leanne Lachman 870 United Nations, Plaza, #19-E New York, NY 10017		Director
Louis G. Marcoccia Senior Vice President Syracuse University Crouse-Hinds Hall, Suite 620 900 S. Crouse Ave. Syracuse, NY 13244		Director
Patrick S. Pittard 20 Cates Ridge Atlanta, GA 30327		Director
Leon E. Roday**		Executive Vice President
Robert O. Sheppard*		Assistant Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Joseph D. Spada***		Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Separate Accounts

*Principal business address is 120 Madison Street, Suite 1310, Syracuse, NY 13202

**Principal business address is Radnor Financial Center, 150 Radnor Chester Road, Radnor, PA 19087

***Principal business address is 350 Church Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06096

Item 26. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Depositor or Registrant

See Exhibit 13 above: Lincoln National Corporation Organizational Chart.

Item 27. Number of Contractowners

As of October 31, 2019 there were 7,947 contract owners under Account H.

Item 28. Indemnification

a) Brief description of indemnification provisions.

In general, Article VII of the By-Laws of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York provides that Lincoln New York will indemnify certain persons against expenses, judgments and certain other specified costs incurred by any such person if he/she is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to a suit or proceeding because he/she was a director, officer, or employee of Lincoln New York, as long as he/she acted in good faith and in a manner he/she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of, or act opposed to the best interests of, Lincoln New York. Certain additional conditions apply to indemnification in criminal proceedings.

In particular, separate conditions govern indemnification of directors, officers, and employees of Lincoln New York in connection with suits by, or in the right of, Lincoln New York.

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Please refer to Article VII of the By-Laws of Lincoln New York (Exhibit no. 6(b) hereto) for the full text of the indemnification provisions. Indemnification is permitted by, and is subject to the requirements of, New York law.

b) Undertaking pursuant to Rule 484 of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933:

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 28(a) above or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any such action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 29. Principal Underwriter

(a) Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc. (“LFD”) currently serves as Principal Underwriter for: Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account C; Lincoln National Flexible Premium Variable Life Account D; Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account E; Lincoln National Flexible Premium Variable Life Account F; Lincoln National Flexible Premium Variable Life Account G; Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account H; Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account J; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account K; Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account L; Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account L; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M; Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N; Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account Q; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account R; LLANY Separate Account R for Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account S; LLANY Separate Account S for Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account T; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account W; and Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account Y and Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account Y; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account JF-H; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account JF-I; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account JF-A; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account JF-C; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account JL-A; Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account JA-B; Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust; Lincoln Advisors Trust.

(b) Officers and Directors of Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc.:

Name		Positions and Offices with Underwriter
Andrew J. Bucklee*		Senior Vice President and Director
Patrick J. Caulfield**		Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Counsel
Wilford H. Fuller*		President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Christopher A. Giovanni*		Senior Vice President and Treasurer
John C. Kennedy*		Senior Vice President, Head of Retirement Solutions Distribution, and Director
Thomas P. O'Neill*		Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Christopher P. Potochar*		Senior Vice President and Director, Head of Finance and Strategy
Claire H. Hanna*		Secretary

*Principal Business address is Radnor Financial Center, 150 Radnor Chester Road, Radnor, PA 19087

**Principal Business address is 350 Church Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Item 30. Location of Accounts and Records

All accounts, books, and other documents, required to be maintained by Section 31a of the 1940 Act and the Rules promulgated thereunder are maintained by The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (“Lincoln Life”), 1300 South Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802 pursuant to an administrative services agreement with Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York. Lincoln Life has entered into an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64105, to provide accounting services for the VAA.

Item 31. Management Services

Not Applicable.

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Item 32. Undertakings

(a) Registrant undertakes that it will file a post-effective amendment to this registration statement as frequently as necessary to ensure that the audited financial statements in the registration statement are never more than 16 months old for so long as payments under the variable annuity contracts may be accepted.

(b) Registrant undertakes that it will include either (1) as part of any application to purchase a Certificate or an Individual Contract offered by the Prospectus, a space that an applicant can check to request a Statement of Additional Information, or (2) a post card or a similar written communication affixed to or included in the Prospectus that the applicant can remove to send for a Statement of Additional Information.

(c) Registrant undertakes to deliver any Statement of Additional Information and any financial statements required to be made available under this Form promptly upon written or oral request to Lincoln New York at the address or phone number listed in the Prospectus.

(d) Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York hereby represents that the fees and charges deducted under the contract, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York.

SIGNATURES

(a) As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of this Registration Statement and has caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf, in the City of Hartford, and State of Connecticut on this 20th day of December, 2019.

	Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H (Registrant) American Legacy^® Fusion
	By:	/s/Delson R. Campbell Delson R. Campbell Vice President, Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York (Title)
	LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK (Depositor)
	By:	/s/Michelle L. Grindle Michelle L. Grindle Assistant Vice President, Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York (Title)

(b) As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in their capacities indicated on December 20, 2019.

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Signature	Title
*/s/ Dennis R. Glass Dennis R. Glass	President (Principal Executive Officer)
*/s/ Ellen Cooper Ellen Cooper	Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Director
*/s/ Randal J. Freitag Randal J. Freitag	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer)
*/s/ Lisa M. Buckingham Lisa M. Buckingham	Director
*/s/ George W. Henderson, III George W. Henderson, III	Director
*/s/ Mark E. Konen Mark E. Konen	Director
*/s/ M. Leanne Lachman M. Leanne Lachman	Director
*/s/ Louis G. Marcoccia Louis G. Marcoccia	Director
*/s/ Patrick S. Pittard Patrick S. Pittard	Director
*By: /s/ Delson R. Campbell Delson R. Campbell	Pursuant to a Power of Attorney

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