MA H2601

Bill

MA H2601

Relative to contributory retirement board elections

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 the participation of surviving spouse beneficiaries in contributory retirement board elections. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to allow surviving spouses who are receiving a retirement allowance from a contributory retirement system to vote in the election of the third and fourth members serving on the board of such contributory retirement system. The bill also updates provisions in chapters 34B and 34B to include surviving spouses who are receiving a retirement allowance as eligible voters in certain elections. The provisions of the bill will take effect on January 1, 2022.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Claire Cronin (D)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2601

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2601
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2601.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2649	Relative to prompt retiree payments	No further action taken	Similar To
H2671	Relative to the amendment of M.G.L. c.32, section 4(2)(b) and 4(2)(c), solely as they relate to the calculation of Walter L. Guertin's pension	No further action taken	Similar To
H2800	Authorizing the state retirement board to retire Jamie J. Magarian, a uniformed member of the Department of State Police at the regular rate of compensation	Accompanied a new draft, see H4496	Similar To
H3828	Relative to the preparation of certain bilingual ballots in the city of Malden	New draft substituted, see H4793	Similar To
H3935	Relative to town elections in the town of Wilbraham	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3950	Relative to voting options for the city of Lowell for the 2021 municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
H3968	Authorizing Holly Thyng to purchase creditable service from the Barnstable county retirement board	No further action taken	Similar To
H3983	Authorizing the city of Cambridge to offer early voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
H4960	Public service matters	No further action taken	Replaced by
H788	Making voting obligatory and increasing turnout in elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S1730	Resolve establishing a study on providing absolute social security coverage for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2049	Establishing Massachusetts Freedom Day	Accompanied a study order, see S2681	Similar To
S2519	To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2530	Authorizing citizens in the town of Brookline who have reached the age of sixteen years or older to register and vote in municipal election with the town	Accompanied a study order, see S2713	Similar To
S28	Further providing for early voting by mail	Hearing scheduled from 03/4/2021 @ 4:00 PM until 03/08/2021 @ 10:00 AM in Written Testimony Only	Similar To
S435	Allowing election day registration	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S448	Ensuring municipal participation of the widest eligible range	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S457	Extending early voting options in local elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S458	Improving voting rights education for formerly incarcerated persons	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S464	Relative to fair elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S476	Relative to town committee elections and membership	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S485	Providing a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2649

Relative to prompt retiree payments

No further action taken

Similar To

H2671

Relative to the amendment of M.G.L. c.32, section 4(2)(b) and 4(2)(c), solely as they relate to the calculation of Walter L. Guertin's pension

No further action taken

Similar To

H2800

Authorizing the state retirement board to retire Jamie J. Magarian, a uniformed member of the Department of State Police at the regular rate of compensation

Accompanied a new draft, see H4496

Similar To

H3828

Relative to the preparation of certain bilingual ballots in the city of Malden

New draft substituted, see H4793

Similar To

H3935

Relative to town elections in the town of Wilbraham

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3950

Relative to voting options for the city of Lowell for the 2021 municipal elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

H3968

Authorizing Holly Thyng to purchase creditable service from the Barnstable county retirement board

No further action taken

Similar To

H3983

Authorizing the city of Cambridge to offer early voting in municipal elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

H4960

Public service matters

No further action taken

Replaced by

H788

Making voting obligatory and increasing turnout in elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S1730

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S2049

Establishing Massachusetts Freedom Day

Accompanied a study order, see S2681

Similar To

S2519

To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)

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

Similar To

S2530

Authorizing citizens in the town of Brookline who have reached the age of sixteen years or older to register and vote in municipal election with the town

Accompanied a study order, see S2713

Similar To

S28

Further providing for early voting by mail

Hearing scheduled from 03/4/2021 @ 4:00 PM until 03/08/2021 @ 10:00 AM in Written Testimony Only

Similar To

S435

Allowing election day registration

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S448

Ensuring municipal participation of the widest eligible range

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S457

Extending early voting options in local elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S458

Improving voting rights education for formerly incarcerated persons

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S464

Relative to fair elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S476

Relative to town committee elections and membership

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S485

Providing a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

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