MA S1729

Bill

Relative to regional planning agencies

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 relative to regional planning agencies. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill establishes that regional planning agencies, including the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission, and several others, shall be deemed to be or continue to be members of the state retirement system. It also states that these agencies are not required to annually reimburse the state board of retirement for their pro rata share of any retirement allowance or pension paid, as long as they contribute the required accumulated deductions and interest to the annuity savings accounts of the agency. Furthermore, the agencies are not held liable for any past due contributions.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (7)

Anne Gobi (D)*, Michael Brady (D), Jo Comerford (D), Kim Ferguson (R), Adam Hinds (D), Matt Muratore (R), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4592 (on 04/04/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1729

(28 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1729
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1729.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2459	Relative to emergency planning	No further action taken	Similar To
H2550	Relative to regional planning agencies	Accompanied a new draft, see H4592	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
H3180	Relative to online posting of CMRs	No further action taken	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
H4592	Relative to non-Commonwealth entities within the state employees' retirement system	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1672	To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1690	Relative to retirement benefits for care givers at the Soldiers' Homes	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1693	Relative to retirement classification	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	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
S1769	Relative to non-public school service	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
S2024	Relative to the Boston Residents Job Policy	Accompanied a study order, see S2681	Similar To
S2054	To SAVE tax dollars in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2681	Similar To
S2107	Expanding the public records law	Accompanied a study order, see S2681	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
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

H2459

Relative to emergency planning

No further action taken

Similar To

H2550

Relative to regional planning agencies

Accompanied a new draft, see H4592

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

H3180

Relative to online posting of CMRs

No further action taken

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

H4592

Relative to non-Commonwealth entities within the state employees' retirement system

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1672

To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1690

Relative to retirement benefits for care givers at the Soldiers' Homes

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1693

Relative to retirement classification

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

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

S1769

Relative to non-public school service

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

S2024

Relative to the Boston Residents Job Policy

Accompanied a study order, see S2681

Similar To

S2054

To SAVE tax dollars in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2681

Similar To

S2107

Expanding the public records law

Accompanied a study order, see S2681

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

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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