MA H1402

Bill

Relative to the retirement benefits of John P. Cummings

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

By Mr. Hunt of Sandwich (by request), a petition of John P. Cummings that the State Board of Retirement be directed to grant an increased accidental disability retirement allowance to Lieutenant John P. Cummings of the town of Bourne. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill directs the State Board of Retirement to grant an increased accidental disability retirement allowance to Lieutenant John P. Cummings of the Town of Bourne, who sustained injuries while performing his duties as a Correction Officer III and is permanently unable to perform the essential functions of his job. The bill sets the yearly pension amount at 72% of the rate of compensation that Cummings would have received had he continued in service, and the allowance will maintain parity with Correction Officer III collective bargaining pay increases. Additionally, the bill provides that upon Cummings' death, his surviving spouse, Virginia Cummings, will receive an annuity amounting to three-fourths of the pension payable to him at the time of his death, as long as she remains unmarried.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Randy Hunt (R)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4654 (on 06/25/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1402

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1402
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1402.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
H3709	Relative to retirement survivor benefits for George C. Axiotis	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H3790	Relative to accidental disability retirement for Jan Witkowski	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 248 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H3918	Amending the charter of the town of Bourne	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 37 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4654	Public service	No further action taken	Replaced by
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
S1427	Relative to authorizing a local option for group retirement classification	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1429	To provide retirement benefits for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1430	Further regulating group insurance benefits for state employees and retired state employees	Accompanied H2564	Similar To
S1431	Relative to ordinary disability retirements	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