MA S1536

Bill

Relative to the annual allowance for certain survivors of public retirees and employees

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
05/04/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to the annual allowance for certain survivors of public retirees and employees. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill aims to increase the annual allowance for certain survivors of public retirees and employees. Specifically, it would amend the state's retirement law to increase the monthly member-survivor allowance for spouses of deceased members of the state teachers' and state employees' retirement system from $500 to $750. The bill also provides a mechanism for other local retirement systems to adopt the $750 minimum allowance through a majority vote of the system's board and local legislative body.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (2)

Cindy Friedman (D), Sean Garballey (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 05/04/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1536

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1536
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1536.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1374	Providing for equitable rights to indemnity for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1595	Relative to binding arbitration	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H1602	Protecting the right to strike	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H1674	Relative to ensuring fairness in public employee workers' compensation benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2196	Relative to certain option B and option C retirees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2197	Relative to ordinary disability retirements	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2203	Increasing the minimum pension for public retirees	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2232	To provide fair and affordable public retiree benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2342	Authorizing certain public employees’ creditable retirement service	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2386	Relative to veterans retirement and pensions	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2680	Relative to global positioning system technology and public employees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3298	Relative to parental rights and child survivors of homicide	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H638	To provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
S1544	Resolve establishing a study on providing absolute social security coverage for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1374

Providing for equitable rights to indemnity for public employees

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1595

Relative to binding arbitration

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

Similar To

H1602

Protecting the right to strike

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

Similar To

H1674

Relative to ensuring fairness in public employee workers' compensation benefits

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

Similar To

H2196

Relative to certain option B and option C retirees

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

Similar To

H2197

Relative to ordinary disability retirements