MA H2786

Bill

Providing for a fair and equitable group 4 retirement benefit for police officers working on Massachusetts public higher education campuses

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
04/14/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to Group 4 retirement benefits for police officers working on Massachusetts public higher education campuses. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill aims to provide a fair and equitable Group 4 retirement benefit for police officers working on Massachusetts public higher education campuses. The key provision of the bill is to amend the existing law to include "any campus police officer employed at a Massachusetts state college, university, community college and the University of Massachusetts" in the definition of Group 4 members, which would allow these officers to receive the same retirement benefits as other Group 4 public safety personnel.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (18)

Paul Tucker (D)*, Donnie Berthiaume (R), Tackey Chan (D), Angelo D'Emilia (R), David DeCoste (R), Mike Finn (D), Colleen Garry (D), Anne Gobi (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Steven Howitt (R), David LeBoeuf (D), Joan Lovely (D), Matt Muratore (R), Maria Robinson (D), Bruce Tarr (R), Walter Timilty (D), Timothy Whelan (R), Steve Xiarhos (R),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2786

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2786
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2786.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2553	Relative to retirement benefits for Mary Donna Nodurf	No further action taken	Similar To
H2589	Relative to employees of the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board	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
H2637	Relative to retirement benefits for June Tooley	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2714	Allowing the town of Wakefield to employ retired police officers as special police officers	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H2765	Relative to injured and incapacitated state-employed police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3754	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Arlington	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3911	Exempting all police officers in the town of Palmer police department from the provisions of civil service law	No further action taken	Similar To
H3971	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Canton	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4838	Similar To
H4838	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Canton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 121 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S1610	Providing mental wellness training for police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1618	Relative to public safety on private college and university campuses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1690	Relative to retirement benefits for care givers at the Soldiers' Homes	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1707	Relative to the retirement of state university and community college police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1711	To authorize a local option for group retirement classification	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1739	Relative to residency	No further action taken	Similar To
S1744	Relative to the active service buy-back program for firefighters and police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1750	Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers	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
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
S2479	Authorizing the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S34	To allow the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers	Reprinted as amended, see S2479	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2553

Relative to retirement benefits for Mary Donna Nodurf

No further action taken

Similar To

H2589

Relative to employees of the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board

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

H2637

Relative to retirement benefits for June Tooley

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2714

Allowing the town of Wakefield to employ retired police officers as special police officers

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H2765

Relative to injured and incapacitated state-employed police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3754

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Arlington

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H3911

Exempting all police officers in the town of Palmer police department from the provisions of civil service law

No further action taken

Similar To

H3971

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Canton

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4838

Similar To

H4838

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Canton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 121 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S1610

Providing mental wellness training for police officers

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

Similar To

S1618

Relative to public safety on private college and university campuses

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

Similar To

S1690

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1707

Relative to the retirement of state university and community college police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1711

To authorize a local option for group retirement classification

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1739

Relative to residency

No further action taken

Similar To

S1744

Relative to the active service buy-back program for firefighters and police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1750

Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers

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

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

S2479

Authorizing the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S34

To allow the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers

Reprinted as amended, see S2479

Similar To

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