MA H1901

Bill

Relative to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
02/12/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to retirement benefits provided to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority employees. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special commission to investigate and report on the retirement benefits provided to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) employees. The commission will analyze the feasibility of providing retirement benefits to future MBTA employees solely under Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as opposed to any other statutory or contractual plan. The report will examine the current retirement benefits, relevant laws and contractual provisions, transition costs, impact on pension benefits, and the advisability of providing future MBTA employees with retirement benefits under Chapter 32. The commission is required to file the report with the legislature by July 1, 2017.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (1)

Bill Straus (D),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/01/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1901

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1901
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1901.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1339	Relative to employees of the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1436	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain persons	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1441	Relative to retirement survivor benefits for Katherine M. McGuinness	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1461	Relative to the retirement benefits of John G. Flores	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H3300	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees at the Department of Children and Families	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H4915	Authorizing and directing the retirement board of the town of Weymouth to pay a certain retirement benefit to the surviving spouse of fallen officer, Michael Chesna, of the Weymouth Police Department	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4928	Similar To
H4933	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the city of Chicopee	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 406 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H5028	Relative to certain retirement benefits for Harold F. MacGilvray, Jr	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 421 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S1427	Relative to authorizing a local option for group retirement classification	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1482	Relative to the retirement benefits of state police dispatchers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1339

Relative to employees of the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board