MA H2740

Bill

Relative to credible service for VISTA volunteers

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
01/05/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to providing credible service for retirement purposes for VISTA volunteers. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill aims to expand the definition of "creditable service" for retirement purposes to include VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) volunteers. Specifically, it amends the Massachusetts General Laws to replace the reference to "the Peace Corps" with "an approved federal service program," and provides a definition of "a volunteer in an approved federal service program" to include VISTA volunteers, in addition to Peace Corps volunteers.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (5)

Dave Muradian (R)*, Jim Hawkins (D), Matt Muratore (R), Dave Robertson (D), Mike Soter (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2740

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2740
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2740.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
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
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
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
H4443	Relative to the alternative superannuation retirement benefit program for teachers	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 134 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S1657	Relative to Brockton school police	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S1751	Granting a certain classification and early retirement creditable service to trial court chief probation officers	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

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

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

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

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

H4443

Relative to the alternative superannuation retirement benefit program for teachers

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

Similar To

S1657

Relative to Brockton school police

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

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

S1751

Granting a certain classification and early retirement creditable service to trial court chief probation officers

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

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