MA H2705

Bill

To preserve the practice of including annual payments in lieu of vacation as regular compensation for current retirees and active retirement system members where such benefit existed as of May 2018

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to payments in lieu of vacation as regular compensation for certain retirees and active retirement system members. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill aims to preserve the practice of including annual payments in lieu of vacation as regular compensation for current retirees and active retirement system members where such benefit existed as of May 2018. Specifically, the bill states that retirement allowances that included such payments in their calculation shall not be reduced, modified or changed. Additionally, the bill considers any payments in lieu of vacation leave that were made to members in service subsequent to May 1, 2018 as regular compensation, and requires retirement systems to take appropriate measures to effectuate this provision.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (9)

John Cronin (D)*, Mike Kushmerek (D)*, Jessica Giannino (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Vanna Howard (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Brian Murray (D), Ted Philips (D), Angelo Puppolo (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4960 (on 07/05/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2705

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2705
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2705.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2579	Relative to the definition of Group 4 of the retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2580	Relative to employee retirement	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2727	To study the modernization of retirement systems for future state employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2796	Relative to Mass Port police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H4960	Public service matters	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1693	Relative to retirement classification	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
S1778	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
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

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