MA S2337

Bill

To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities

Introduced
07/01/2019

In Committee
08/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill extends the amount of time that veterans have to buy back their retirement service from 4 years to 10 years. This allows veterans more time to take advantage of this retirement buyback opportunity, which enables them to count their military service towards their public sector retirement benefits.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (29)

Jim Arciero (D), Natalie Blais (D), Michael Brady (D), Pete Capano (D), Dan Carey (D), Jo Comerford (D), William Crocker (R), Julian Cyr (D), Marcos Devers (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Paul Feeney (D), Colleen Garry (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Pat Haddad (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Donald Humason (R), Louis Kafka (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Mike Moore (D), Dave Robertson (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Alan Silvia (D), José Tosado (D), Steve Ultrino (D), James Welch (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2337

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2337
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2337.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
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
H4158	Relative to the disability retirement of Ryan Moore and Donald Demiranda, police officers in the town of Falmouth	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4666	Similar To
S1543	Resolve establishing a study on alternative retirement benefits of public employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	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
S2451	Relative to creditable service for Lisa Emma, a member of the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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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