MA S3137

Bill

Relative to pension parity

Introduced
09/22/2022

In Committee
11/07/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to pension parity. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to provide pension parity for public service employees. Specifically, it adds language to allow a member to receive a pension based on their final separate period of creditable service, even if that period was last preceded by a period of creditable service more than 20 years prior. The bill also states that the act shall take effect on July 1, 2021, indicating it is intended to address a time-sensitive issue regarding public employee pensions.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (2)

Nick Collins (D)*, Dan Hunt (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S3155 (on 12/19/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S3137

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S3137
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S3137.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1872	Maintaining parity in legal services for small property owners	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2721	Relative to establishing parity for educators	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
S1688	To ensure pension parity for County Jail and Lockup employees.	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1702	Relative to pension parity	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1703	Relative to the divestment of state pension funds from nuclear weapons	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1737	Relative to the membership of the PRIM board	Accompanied H2751	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
S1770	Relative to veterans creditable service	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2077	To ensure gender parity and racial and ethnic diversity on public boards and commissions	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S3155	Relative to pension parity	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1872

Maintaining parity in legal services for small property owners

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2721

Relative to establishing parity for educators

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

S1688

To ensure pension parity for County Jail and Lockup employees.

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1702

Relative to pension parity

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

Similar To

S1703

Relative to the divestment of state pension funds from nuclear weapons

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1737

Relative to the membership of the PRIM board

Accompanied H2751

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

S1770

Relative to veterans creditable service

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S2077

To ensure gender parity and racial and ethnic diversity on public boards and commissions

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

Similar To

S3155

Relative to pension parity

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

Replaced by

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