1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2825 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2444 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: David Biele _________________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: An Act defining further a legislative body. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David Biele4th Suffolk1/19/2023 1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2825 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2444 By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2444) of David Biele for legislation to further define the term “legislative body” relative to retirement boards in cities and towns. Public Service. [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION SEE HOUSE, NO. 2602 OF 2021-2022.] The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court (2023-2024) _______________ An Act defining further a legislative body. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Section 7 of Chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end of subsection Eighteenth B in the 3definition of “Legislative Body,” the following sentence:- The legislative body for retirement 4boards shall be the retirement board itself for those matters over which it has independent 5control.