MA H2242

Bill

Relative to retirement and health insurance benefits in Massachusetts

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 municipal retirement and health insurance benefits. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill allows municipalities in Massachusetts to provide retirement or pension plans and health insurance benefits to employees hired after the effective date of this act, on terms and conditions determined by the mayor and city council or board of selectmen. However, these plans and benefits are subject to collective bargaining under Chapter 150E of the General Laws for represented employees. The bill also specifies that the health insurance and retirement benefits of employees or retirees employed prior to the effective date of this act will not be affected.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Peter Durant (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2242

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2242
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2242.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1638	Protecting the employment benefits of Civil Air Patrol and Coast Guard Auxiliary members	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H1681	To ensure minimum wage and paid family and medical leave benefits for municipal employees	Accompanied a study order, see H5140	Similar To
H2164	Relative to option (D) beneficiaries	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2167	Relative to the health insurance and other benefits in the town of East Brookfield	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H2182	Relative to employees of the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2268	Relative to retirement benefits for Thomas Brian Donnelly	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2386	Relative to veterans retirement and pensions	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2618	Relative to commuter transit benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2745	Identifying corporate irresponsibility	Accompanied a study order, see H5103	Similar To
H4006	Providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H5031	Similar To
H4061	Funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4097	Relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4722	Retirement, benefits and other public service issues	Reported, in part, by H2169	Replaced by
S1512	Relative to expenses incurred in defense against denials of Chapter 41 111F benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1548	Relative to GIC dental and vision benefits for municipal employees	Accompanied H2215	Similar To
S1687	Relative to commuter transit benefits	Accompanied H2618	Similar To
S2311	Relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2332	Authorizing the city of Everett to provide certain death, retirement and medical benefits to the widow and children of deceased firefighter Thaddeus M Baxter, Jr.	Enacted and laid before the Governor	Similar To
S879	Relative to the elective share of surviving spouses	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1638

Protecting the employment benefits of Civil Air Patrol and Coast Guard Auxiliary members

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

Similar To

H1681

To ensure minimum wage and paid family and medical leave benefits for municipal employees

Accompanied a study order, see H5140

Similar To

H2164

Relative to option (D) beneficiaries

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

Similar To

H2167

Relative to the health insurance and other benefits in the town of East Brookfield

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H2182

Relative to employees of the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2268

Relative to retirement benefits for Thomas Brian Donnelly

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2386

Relative to veterans retirement and pensions

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2618

Relative to commuter transit benefits

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

Similar To

H2745

Identifying corporate irresponsibility

Accompanied a study order, see H5103

Similar To

H4006

Providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see H5031

Similar To

H4061

Funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4097

Relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4722

Retirement, benefits and other public service issues

Reported, in part, by H2169

Replaced by

S1512

Relative to expenses incurred in defense against denials of Chapter 41 111F benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S1548

Relative to GIC dental and vision benefits for municipal employees

Accompanied H2215

Similar To

S1687

Relative to commuter transit benefits

Accompanied H2618

Similar To

S2311

Relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits

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

Similar To

S2332

Authorizing the city of Everett to provide certain death, retirement and medical benefits to the widow and children of deceased firefighter Thaddeus M Baxter, Jr.

Enacted and laid before the Governor

Similar To

S879

Relative to the elective share of surviving spouses

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

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