MA H3297

Bill

MA H3297

Relative to retirement eligibility

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to retirement benefits for certain elected officials. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 5 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, which pertains to retirement benefits for certain elected officials in Massachusetts. The bill establishes that state officials who are elected to office by popular vote on or after April 2, 2012 must be at least 67 years of age and have a minimum of 10 years of creditable service in order to be eligible for retirement under superannuation (a type of pension plan). This change in retirement eligibility requirements applies to these specific elected officials in the state.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (7)

Jay Barrows (R), Marjorie Decker (D), David DeCoste (R), Joe McGonagle (D), Leonard Mirra (R), John Rogers (D), Paul Tucker (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3297

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3297
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3297.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
H3699	Relative to the recall of elected officials in the town of Carlisle	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H4476	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
H4476	Relative to the recall of elected officials in the town of Carlisle	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 132 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
H4996	Relative to the removal of certain elected financial officials for the town of Sherborn	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 411 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

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

H3699

Relative to the recall of elected officials in the town of Carlisle

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H4476

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

H4476

Relative to the recall of elected officials in the town of Carlisle

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 132 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

H4996

Relative to the removal of certain elected financial officials for the town of Sherborn

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 411 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

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Last Action

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