MA S1672

Bill

MA S1672

To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities

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 extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill seeks to extend veterans' retirement buyback opportunities by amending the existing law. Specifically, it changes the requirement for guard service or active reserve service from 5 years to 4 years, making it easier for veterans to buy back that time toward their retirement.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (5)

Jo Comerford (D)*, Sal DiDomenico (D), Paul Feeney (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Adam Scanlon (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1672

(25 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1672
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1672.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2553	Relative to retirement benefits for Mary Donna Nodurf	No further action taken	Similar To
H2560	Relative to evaluations on a retired veteran disability	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	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
H2621	To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	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
H2801	Relative to veterans retirement and pensions	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
H4441	Relative to the governance, structure and care of veterans at the Commonwealth’s veterans’ homes	Reported by H5106	Similar To
H4443	Relative to the alternative superannuation retirement benefit program for teachers	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 134 of the Acts of 2022	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
S2112	Relative to the secretary of veterans’ services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2425	Relative to retirement benefits for veterans	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2455	Relative to 100% disabled veteran motor vehicle tax exemptions	Accompanied a study order, see H5248	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

H2553

Relative to retirement benefits for Mary Donna Nodurf

No further action taken

Similar To

H2560

Relative to evaluations on a retired veteran disability

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

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

H2621

To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

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

H2801

Relative to veterans retirement and pensions

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

H4441

Relative to the governance, structure and care of veterans at the Commonwealth’s veterans’ homes

Reported by H5106

Similar To

H4443

Relative to the alternative superannuation retirement benefit program for teachers

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 134 of the Acts of 2022

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

S2112

Relative to the secretary of veterans’ services

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

Similar To

S2425

Relative to retirement benefits for veterans

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

Similar To

S2455

Relative to 100% disabled veteran motor vehicle tax exemptions

Accompanied a study order, see H5248

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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