MA S1770

Bill

Relative to veterans creditable service

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 veterans creditable service. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends the General Laws of Massachusetts to allow veterans who are members of a retirement system to receive creditable service for any prior work they have done in a governmental unit, regardless of whether the retirement system they are currently a member of is different from the one they previously belonged to. The bill removes any limitations on the amount of creditable service a veteran can receive for their prior governmental work, ensuring they receive full credit for retirement purposes.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Mike Rush (D)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1770

(23 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1770
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1770.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2551	Relative to the creditable service for local municipal police and the Massachusetts State Police	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2802	Expanding creditable service benefits to veterans who have served in the armed forces of the United States	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2883	Excluding student loan forgiveness from taxable income for permanently and totally disabled veterans	No further action taken	Similar To
H2921	Relative to tax abatement for permanently disabled veterans	No further action taken	Similar To
H3066	Relative to disabled service-connected veterans and the motor vehicle excise tax	Accompanied a study order, see H5245	Similar To
H3640	Providing for timely reimbursement of cities and towns for veterans’ benefits	No further action taken	Similar To
H3647	Honoring as veterans certain persons who served in the National Guard and Reserves	Accompanied a study order, see H5070	Similar To
H4441	Relative to the governance, structure and care of veterans at the Commonwealth’s veterans’ homes	Reported by H5106	Similar To
S1672	To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1692	Establishing creditable service for veterans	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
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
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
S2398	Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2401	Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2680	Similar To
S2408	Relative to COLA adjustments for veteran benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2412	Relative to waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2419	Relative to protecting veterans	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2421	Relative to tax credits for homeless veteran housing	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
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
S906	Relative to public housing determination for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2551

Relative to the creditable service for local municipal police and the Massachusetts State Police

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2802

Expanding creditable service benefits to veterans who have served in the armed forces of the United States

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2883

Excluding student loan forgiveness from taxable income for permanently and totally disabled veterans

No further action taken

Similar To

H2921

Relative to tax abatement for permanently disabled veterans

No further action taken

Similar To

H3066

Relative to disabled service-connected veterans and the motor vehicle excise tax

Accompanied a study order, see H5245

Similar To

H3640

Providing for timely reimbursement of cities and towns for veterans’ benefits

No further action taken

Similar To

H3647

Honoring as veterans certain persons who served in the National Guard and Reserves

Accompanied a study order, see H5070

Similar To

H4441

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

Reported by H5106

Similar To

S1672

To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1692

Establishing creditable service for veterans

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

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

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

S2398

Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters

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

Similar To

S2401

Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see S2680

Similar To

S2408

Relative to COLA adjustments for veteran benefits

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

Similar To

S2412

Relative to waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs

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

Similar To

S2419

Relative to protecting veterans

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

Similar To

S2421

Relative to tax credits for homeless veteran housing

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

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

S906

Relative to public housing determination for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

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