MA S1730

Bill

MA S1730

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

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 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 to identify, analyze, and make recommendations on the costs, benefits, and issues of providing absolute Social Security coverage for all current and future state and local government employees in the Commonwealth. The study will examine the state and federal processes involved, the impacts on cost of living adjustments, state and local taxes, existing supplementary public retirement systems, and the rights of spouses, survivors, and dependents. The board is required to collaborate with various state and federal entities, including the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission and the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board, and submit a report of its findings and recommendations by December 31, 2023.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Adam Hinds (D)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1730

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1730
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1730.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1489	Providing for equitable rights to indemnity for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1944	Relative to binding arbitration	Accompanied a study order, see H5023	Similar To
H2549	Relative to cost of living adjustments for retired public employees of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2588	Relative to the Labor Relations Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3114	Relative to global positioning system technology and public employees	No further action taken	Similar To
H3140	Resolve establishing a study of public safety & security facilities	No further action taken	Similar To
H767	To provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S1505	To conduct a public health study of synthetic drugs in the commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S2091	Establishing a special commission to investigate and study the feasibility of establishing a municipal building financing authority	Accompanied a study order, see S2620	Similar To
S2257	Relative to congestion in East Boston	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2343	Directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to install sound barriers in Quincy and Braintree	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S786	To bring down the cost of prescription drugs	Accompanied S771	Similar To
S827	Protecting students abroad	Accompanied a study order, see S2714	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1489

Providing for equitable rights to indemnity for public employees

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1944

Relative to binding arbitration

Accompanied a study order, see H5023

Similar To

H2549

Relative to cost of living adjustments for retired public employees of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2588

Relative to the Labor Relations Commission

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3114

Relative to global positioning system technology and public employees

No further action taken

Similar To

H3140

Resolve establishing a study of public safety & security facilities

No further action taken

Similar To

H767

To provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S1505

To conduct a public health study of synthetic drugs in the commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S2091

Establishing a special commission to investigate and study the feasibility of establishing a municipal building financing authority

Accompanied a study order, see S2620

Similar To

S2257

Relative to congestion in East Boston

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2343

Directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to install sound barriers in Quincy and Braintree

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

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

S786

To bring down the cost of prescription drugs

Accompanied S771

Similar To

S827

Protecting students abroad

Accompanied a study order, see S2714

Similar To

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