MA H2370

Bill

Expanding creditable service benefits to veterans who have served in the armed forces of the United States

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to creditable service benefits for certain veterans. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill aims to expand creditable service benefits to veterans who have served in the armed forces of the United States. Specifically, it proposes to amend the state's retirement law (Chapter 32) to allow veterans, as defined under Section 6A of Chapter 115, to receive creditable service for their years of service in the armed forces when calculating their retirement benefits, similar to the provisions for permanent-intermittent or call firefighters.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (17)

Jennifer Benson (D), David DeCoste (R), Jim Hawkins (D), Stephen Hay (D), James Kelcourse (R), Joe McGonagle (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Brian Murray (D), Harold Naughton (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Dave Robertson (D), John Rogers (D), Angelo Scaccia (D), Theodore Speliotis (D), John Velis (D), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4722 (on 05/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2370

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2370
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2370.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2268	Relative to retirement benefits for Thomas Brian Donnelly	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2395	Relative to providing tax processing and filing assistance for certain disabled veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2398	Extending certain existing sales tax exemptions to veteran's organizations	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2401	Establishing a homestead exemption for disabled veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H3044	To expand veteran license plate eligibility	Accompanied a study order, see H5126	Similar To
H3214	Relative to veterans with post-traumatic stress	House concurred	Similar To
H3215	Establishing veterans’ service officers as mandated reporters	Accompanied a study order, see H4404	Similar To
H3246	Extending veterans status for the National Guard and reserves	Accompanied a study order, see H4404	Similar To
H3868	Relative to creditable service	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H4722	Retirement, benefits and other public service issues	Reported, in part, by H2169	Replaced by
S2166	Increasing the annuity for gold star families	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2257	Authorizing employees of the city of Fall River the ability to apply with the Fall River Retirement Board to purchase credible service for military service	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 173 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2333	Allowing for a Legion of Merit license plate	Accompanied a study order, see S2560	Similar To
S2337	To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2268

Relative to retirement benefits for Thomas Brian Donnelly

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2395

Relative to providing tax processing and filing assistance for certain disabled veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2398

Extending certain existing sales tax exemptions to veteran's organizations

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2401

Establishing a homestead exemption for disabled veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H3044

To expand veteran license plate eligibility

Accompanied a study order, see H5126

Similar To

H3214

Relative to veterans with post-traumatic stress

House concurred

Similar To

H3215

Establishing veterans’ service officers as mandated reporters

Accompanied a study order, see H4404

Similar To

H3246

Extending veterans status for the National Guard and reserves

Accompanied a study order, see H4404

Similar To

H3868

Relative to creditable service

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H4722

Retirement, benefits and other public service issues

Reported, in part, by H2169

Replaced by

S2166

Increasing the annuity for gold star families

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2257

Authorizing employees of the city of Fall River the ability to apply with the Fall River Retirement Board to purchase credible service for military service

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 173 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2333

Allowing for a Legion of Merit license plate

Accompanied a study order, see S2560

Similar To

S2337

To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

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