MA H4493

Bill

MA H4493

Relative to other post-employment benefits liability

Introduced
07/11/2016

In Committee
07/11/2016

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Section 145 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2017 (see House, No. 4450), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment L of House, No. 4505). July 11, 2016.

AI Summary

This bill, declared an emergency law for immediate public convenience, mandates that unexpended balances from specific budget items (0699-0014, 0699-0015, 0699-2005, and 0699-9100) be deposited into the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund by June 30, 2017. The amount to be deposited is equivalent to 10% of all payments received by the Commonwealth in fiscal year 2017 from the master settlement agreement in a lawsuit against Philip Morris, Inc., with provisions to transfer any shortfall from these payments to the trust fund. Additionally, the bill suspends a specific percentage increase that would have applied in fiscal year 2017, as outlined in a previous act from 2011, and takes effect on July 1, 2016.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Last Action

Referred to the committee on House Bills in the Third Reading (on 07/11/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4493

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4493
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4493.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2016	House Rules governing the 2015-2016 legislative sessions	Order adopted, see H56	Similar To
H4450	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2017 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements	Section 166 passed over veto - see Roll Call #673 [YEAS 34 - NAYS 4]	Replaced by
H4505	A message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his reduction or disapproval of certain items and sections, and also with recommendations of amendments of certain sections contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2017 for the maintenance of the departments, board, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements [see House, No. 4450] (for	Placed on file	Replaced by
H4727	A communication from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (under the provisions of sections 1B, 1J and 1K of Chapter 69 of the General Laws) submitting amendments to 603 CMR 2.00, regulations on accountability and assistance for school districts and schools	Senate concurred	Similar To
H54	Annual report of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (under sections 21, 102 and 103 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) relative to the percentum change in the average cost-of-living as shown by the United States consumer price index for the year 2014 compared with such index for the year 2013	Accompanied a study order, see H4367	Similar To
S8	Text of the Senate Rules as adopted by the Senate as the permanent rules of the Senate for 2015-2016.		Similar To

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Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2016

House Rules governing the 2015-2016 legislative sessions

Order adopted, see H56

Similar To

H4450

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2017 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements

Section 166 passed over veto - see Roll Call #673 [YEAS 34 - NAYS 4]

Replaced by

H4505

A message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his reduction or disapproval of certain items and sections, and also with recommendations of amendments of certain sections contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2017 for the maintenance of the departments, board, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements [see House, No. 4450] (for

Placed on file

Replaced by

H4727

A communication from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (under the provisions of sections 1B, 1J and 1K of Chapter 69 of the General Laws) submitting amendments to 603 CMR 2.00, regulations on accountability and assistance for school districts and schools

Senate concurred

Similar To

H54

Annual report of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (under sections 21, 102 and 103 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) relative to the percentum change in the average cost-of-living as shown by the United States consumer price index for the year 2014 compared with such index for the year 2013

Accompanied a study order, see H4367

Similar To

Text of the Senate Rules as adopted by the Senate as the permanent rules of the Senate for 2015-2016.

Similar To

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