MA S1544

Bill

Resolve establishing a study on providing absolute social security coverage for public employees

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a study on providing absolute social security coverage for public employees. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a study to be conducted by the Massachusetts state retirement board on providing absolute social security coverage for all current and future state and local government employees in the Commonwealth. The study will examine the costs, benefits, and issues related to implementing and mandating system-wide and gradual social security coverage for these public employees, including impacts on cost of living adjustments, taxes, existing retirement systems, and beneficiary rights. The board is required to collaborate with various state agencies and the federal Social Security Administration, and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the state legislature by December 31, 2020.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Adam Hinds (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2545 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1544

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1544
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1544.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
H2187	Relative to the Labor Relations Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	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
H2243	Relative to the cap on work hours for retirees	Accompanied H2213	Similar To
H2317	Providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees	Accompanied S1554	Similar To
H2342	Authorizing certain public employees’ creditable retirement service	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2372	To provide funding of certain collective bargaining agreements	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
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
S2545	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service issues	Reported (in part) by S1477	Replaced by

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

H2187

Relative to the Labor Relations Commission

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

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

H2243

Relative to the cap on work hours for retirees

Accompanied H2213

Similar To

H2317

Providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees

Accompanied S1554

Similar To

H2342

Authorizing certain public employees’ creditable retirement service

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2372

To provide funding of certain collective bargaining agreements

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

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

S2545

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service issues

Reported (in part) by S1477

Replaced by

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