MA H2696

Bill

Relative to Massachusetts General Laws chapter 32: retirement and pensions

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 retirement and pensions during the COVID 19 pandemic. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 32 on retirement and pensions to include all overtime pay as "regular compensation" for employees who were required to or volunteered to work outside their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency that began on March 10, 2020 until the conclusion of the emergency. The state human resources administrator will compile a list of all eligible employees and transmit it to the state retirement board.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (18)

Patrick Kearney (D)*, Michael Brady (D), Pete Capano (D), Tackey Chan (D), Edward Coppinger (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Jessica Giannino (D), Chris Hendricks (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Adrian Madaro (D), Brian Murray (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Maria Robinson (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Jon Santiago (D), Adam Scanlon (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5206 (on 09/12/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2696

(34 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2696
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2696.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
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
H2637	Relative to retirement benefits for June Tooley	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
H2727	To study the modernization of retirement systems for future state employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2796	Relative to Mass Port police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2798	Relative to harbormasters	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3757	Regarding the disability pension of Harry Jean	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H5451	Similar To
H3758	Regarding the disability pension for Ryan Lenane	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H5452	Similar To
H3759	Regarding the disability pension for Terry Cotton	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H5453	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
H4105	Authorizing Nantucket to issue pension obligation bonds or notes	No further action taken	Similar To
H5149	Clarifying the application of judicial retirement law	Pocket veto	Similar To
H5206	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1657	Relative to Brockton school police	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1674	Regarding pension ratio of the funding system	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
S1703	Relative to the divestment of state pension funds from nuclear weapons	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
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
S1737	Relative to the membership of the PRIM board	Accompanied H2751	Similar To
S1738	Relative to Group 2	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
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

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

H2637

Relative to retirement benefits for June Tooley

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

H2727

To study the modernization of retirement systems for future state employees

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2796

Relative to Mass Port police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2798

Relative to harbormasters

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3757

Regarding the disability pension of Harry Jean

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H5451

Similar To

H3758

Regarding the disability pension for Ryan Lenane

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H5452

Similar To

H3759

Regarding the disability pension for Terry Cotton

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H5453

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

H4105

Authorizing Nantucket to issue pension obligation bonds or notes

No further action taken

Similar To

H5149

Clarifying the application of judicial retirement law

Pocket veto

Similar To

H5206

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1657

Relative to Brockton school police

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

Similar To

S1674

Regarding pension ratio of the funding system

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

S1703

Relative to the divestment of state pension funds from nuclear weapons

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

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

S1737

Relative to the membership of the PRIM board

Accompanied H2751

Similar To

S1738

Relative to Group 2

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

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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