MA H3749

Bill

Authorizing the retirement board of the City of Salem to retire Brian Benson, a police officer of the City of Salem

Introduced
05/13/2019

In Committee
05/13/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

By Representative Tucker of Salem and Senator Lovely, a joint petition of Paul F. Tucker and Joan B. Lovely (with the approval of the mayor and the city council) that the retirement board of the city of Salem be authorized to retire Brian Benson, a police officer of said city. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the retirement board of the City of Salem to retire Brian Benson, a police officer who was permanently incapacitated due to injuries sustained while performing his duties in October 2014. The bill sets the annual pension amount for Benson at the regular rate of compensation he would have received had he continued serving as a police officer, and provides for the continuation of this pension to his surviving spouse and dependent children in the event of his death. The bill also allows Benson to receive indemnification for all medical expenses related to his injuries and a lump-sum payment of his accumulated retirement deductions upon retirement.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (2)

Joan Lovely (D), Paul Tucker (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4144 (on 10/24/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3749

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3749
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3749.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2791	Directing the division of capital asset management to convey certain parcels of land in Salem	Accompanied S1881	Similar To
H3681	Authorizing the city of Salem to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Accompanied a new draft, see H4473	Similar To
H4040	Authorizing the city of Salem to convert a license for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises to a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H4117	Similar To
H4041	Authorizing the Salem scholarship and education committee to provide scholarships from funds set aside for educational purposes	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 273 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4144	Authorizing the retirement board of the city of Salem to retire Brian Benson, a police officer of the city of Salem	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4621	Replaced by
H4245	Authorizing the city of Salem to employ automated enforcement of speed limit violations in designated school zones within the city of Salem	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1881	Authorizing the division of capital asset management and maintenance to convey certain parcels of land in the city of Salem	New draft substituted, see S2584	Similar To

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