MA S1655

Bill

Establishing retirement parity for long term public defenders

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish retirement parity for long term public defenders. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill aims to establish retirement parity for long-term public defenders by amending the Massachusetts General Laws to include attorneys, investigators, social workers, and social service advocates who have been employed by the Committee for Public Counsel Services for 10 years or more as eligible for the same retirement benefits as other public employees.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Joseph Boncore (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2679 (on 02/10/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1655

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1655
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1655.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1812	Regarding threats to public defenders and other court personnel	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2553	Relative to retirement benefits for Mary Donna Nodurf	No further action taken	Similar To
H2576	Defining person for retirement purposes	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2611	Relative to certain retirement benefits for the surviving spouse of a state police officer injured in the line of duty	Accompanied a new draft, see H5020	Similar To
H2640	Authorizing independent retirement systems to divest from fossil fuel companies	Joint Committee on Public Service Hearing (10:00 6/9/2021 Virtual Hearing)	Similar To
H2680	Relative to the retirement benefits of Howard S. Levine	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H4007	Relative to post-retirement employment of public retirees	Chapter 67 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4048	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to post-retirement employment of public retirees (see House, No. 4007). August 3, 2021	See H4007	Similar To
S1696	Relative to retirement for nuclear reactor operators	Accompanied H2682	Similar To
S1707	Relative to the retirement of state university and community college police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1721	Relative to the teachers retirement system	Accompanied H19	Similar To
S1736	Relative to surplus in retirement systems	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1749	Relative to the retirement of MassPort officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1751	Granting a certain classification and early retirement creditable service to trial court chief probation officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1773	Relative to retirement survivor benefits for Katherine M. McGuinness	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2539	Authorizing the county of Plymouth to issue pension obligation bonds or notes	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2679	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 matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S428	Resolve relative to a special community care retirement communities commission	Accompanied a study order, see S2650	Similar To
S653	Relative to secure choice retirement savings plan	Accompanied a study order, see S2699	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1812

Regarding threats to public defenders and other court personnel

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2553

Relative to retirement benefits for Mary Donna Nodurf

No further action taken

Similar To

H2576

Defining person for retirement purposes

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2611

Relative to certain retirement benefits for the surviving spouse of a state police officer injured in the line of duty

Accompanied a new draft, see H5020

Similar To

H2640

Authorizing independent retirement systems to divest from fossil fuel companies

Joint Committee on Public Service Hearing (10:00 6/9/2021 Virtual Hearing)

Similar To

H2680

Relative to the retirement benefits of Howard S. Levine

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H4007

Relative to post-retirement employment of public retirees

Chapter 67 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4048

Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to post-retirement employment of public retirees (see House, No. 4007). August 3, 2021

See H4007

Similar To

S1696

Relative to retirement for nuclear reactor operators

Accompanied H2682

Similar To

S1707

Relative to the retirement of state university and community college police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1721

Relative to the teachers retirement system

Accompanied H19

Similar To

S1736

Relative to surplus in retirement systems

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1749

Relative to the retirement of MassPort officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1751

Granting a certain classification and early retirement creditable service to trial court chief probation officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1773

Relative to retirement survivor benefits for Katherine M. McGuinness

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S2539

Authorizing the county of Plymouth to issue pension obligation bonds or notes

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2679

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 matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S428

Resolve relative to a special community care retirement communities commission

Accompanied a study order, see S2650

Similar To

S653

Relative to secure choice retirement savings plan

Accompanied a study order, see S2699

Similar To

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