MA S1465

Bill

MA S1465

Relative to veterans creditable service

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to veterans creditable service. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to allow veterans who are members of a retirement system to receive creditable service for any previous periods of employment in a governmental unit, regardless of whether the current retirement system is different from the one they were previously a member of. The bill allows veterans to receive full credit for this prior service for retirement purposes, without any limitations on the years of membership service.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (2)

Paul McMurtry (D), Mike Rush (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2491 (on 04/26/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1465

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1465
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1465.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1331	Relative to creditable service	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1415	To grant A. John Crisafulli three years of creditable service	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1439	Relative to teachers' retirement credits for parochial schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H2547	Authorizing the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System to grant creditable service to Thomas Richard Kinsky	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H3298	Authorizing certain public employees' creditable retirement service	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H4519	Order for Bill No. 2509, “An Act relative to veterans' benefits, rights, appreciation, validation and enforcement”	No further action taken	Similar To
S1397	Establishing creditable service for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1428	Relative to creditable service for teachers	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1429	To provide retirement benefits for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1454	Authorizing the State Retirement Board to grant creditable service to John Lyons	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1460	Relative to veteran creditable service for certain public retirees	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1924	Providing for distinctive registration plates for certain veterans who participated in the testing of atomic weapons	Accompanied a study order, see S2483	Similar To
S2013	Relative to municipal veterans' benefits expenditures	Accompanied a study order, see S2420	Similar To
S2014	Relative to veterans' housing in the town of Agawam	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S2491	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1331

Relative to creditable service