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22 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2901 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
33 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2505
44 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
55 _________________
66 PRESENTED BY:
77 Daniel M. Donahue
88 _________________
99 To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
1010 Court assembled:
1111 The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
1212 An Act to provide fair and affordable public retiree benefits.
1313 _______________
1414 PETITION OF:
1515 NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Daniel M. Donahue16th Worcester1/18/2023David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester1/24/2023Steven Owens29th Middlesex1/24/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex1/24/2023Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex1/24/2023Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden1/24/2023James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex1/25/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/25/2023Patricia A. Duffy5th Hampden1/25/2023Brian W. Murray10th Worcester1/25/2023Steven Ultrino33rd Middlesex1/31/2023Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk1/31/2023Josh S. Cutler6th Plymouth1/31/2023David M. Rogers24th Middlesex1/31/2023James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol1/31/2023Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex1/31/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex1/31/2023Erika Uyterhoeven27th Middlesex2/7/2023 2 of 2
1616 Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk2/7/2023Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk2/7/2023Carol A. Doherty3rd Bristol2/7/2023Christine P. Barber34th Middlesex2/7/2023Thomas M. Stanley9th Middlesex2/7/2023Christopher J. Worrell5th Suffolk2/7/2023William C. Galvin6th Norfolk2/7/2023Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk2/7/2023Mary S. Keefe15th Worcester2/9/2023Tricia Farley-Bouvier2nd Berkshire2/9/2023Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex2/13/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/17/2023John J. CroninWorcester and Middlesex2/17/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/17/2023Natalie M. Higgins4th Worcester2/17/2023Denise C. Garlick13th Norfolk2/17/2023Simon Cataldo14th Middlesex2/17/2023James J. O'Day14th Worcester2/28/2023Christopher Richard Flanagan1st Barnstable2/28/2023 1 of 5
1717 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2901 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
1818 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2505
1919 By Representative Donahue of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2505) of
2020 Daniel M. Donahue and others relative to public employee retiree benefits. Public Service.
2121 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
2222 _______________
2323 In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
2424 (2023-2024)
2525 _______________
2626 An Act to provide fair and affordable public retiree benefits.
2727 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
2828 of the same, as follows:
2929 1 SECTION 1. Subsection (c) of section 102 of chapter 32, as appearing in the 2020
3030 2Official Edition, is hereby amended, in line 34, by striking out the figure “$13,000” and inserting
3131 3in place thereof the following figure: - “$18,000”
3232 4 SECTION 2. Said subsection (c) of section 102 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is
3333 5hereby further amended, in line 38, by striking out the figure “$13,000” and inserting in place
3434 6thereof the following figure: - “$18,000”
3535 7 SECTION 3. Said subsection (c) of section 102 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is
3636 8hereby further amended, in line 46, by striking out the figure “$13,000” and inserting in place
3737 9thereof the following figure: - “$18,000”
3838 10 SECTION 4. Said subsection (c) of section 102 of said chapter 32, as most recently
3939 11amended by section 1 of this act, is hereby amended, in line 34, by striking out the figure 2 of 5
4040 12“$18,000” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “65 per cent of the maximum
4141 13social security benefit for an individual worker retiring at full retirement age”
4242 14 SECTION 5. Said subsection (c) of section 102 of said chapter 32, as most recently
4343 15amended by section 2 of this act, is hereby further amended, in line 38, by striking out the figure
4444 16“$18,000” and inserting in place thereof, the following words:- “65 per cent of the maximum
4545 17social security benefit for an individual worker retiring at full retirement age”
4646 18 SECTION 6. Said subsection (c) of section 102 of said chapter 32, as most recently
4747 19amended by section 3 of this act, is hereby further amended, in line 46, by striking out the figure
4848 20“$18,000” and inserting in place thereof, the following words:- “65 per cent of the maximum
4949 21social security benefit for an individual worker retiring at full retirement age”
5050 22 SECTION 7. Said subsection (c) of section 102 of said chapter 32, as most recently
5151 23amended by section 4 of this act, is hereby amended, in line 34, by striking out the figure “65”
5252 24and inserting in place thereof, the following figure:- “75”
5353 25 SECTION 8. Said subsection (c) of section 102 of said chapter 32, as most recently
5454 26amended by section 5 of this act, is hereby amended, in line 38, by striking out the figure “65”
5555 27and inserting in place thereof, the following figure:- “75”
5656 28 SECTION 9. Said subsection (c) of section 102 of said chapter 32, as most recently
5757 29amended by section 6 of this act, is hereby amended, in line 46, by striking out the figure “65”
5858 30and inserting in place thereof, the following figure:- “75” 3 of 5
5959 31 SECTION 10. Said subsection (c) of section 102 of said chapter 32, as most recently
6060 32amended by section 7 of this act, is hereby amended, in line 34, by striking out the figure “75”
6161 33and inserting in place thereof, the following figure:- “85”
6262 34 SECTION 11. Said subsection (c) of section 102 of said chapter 32, as most recently
6363 35amended by section 8 of this act, is hereby amended, in line 38, by striking out the figure “75”
6464 36and inserting in place thereof, the following figure:- “85”
6565 37 SECTION 12. Said subsection (c) of section 102 of said chapter 32, as most recently
6666 38amended by section 9 of this act, is hereby amended, in line 46, by striking out the figure “75”
6767 39and inserting in place thereof, the following figure:- “85”
6868 40 SECTION 13. Said subsection (c) of section 102 of said chapter 32, as most recently
6969 41amended by section 10 of this act, is hereby amended, in line 34, by striking out the figure “85”
7070 42and inserting in place thereof, the following figure:- “95”
7171 43 SECTION 14. Said subsection (c) of section 102 of said chapter 32, as most recently
7272 44amended by section 11 of this act, is hereby amended, in line 38, by striking out the figure “85”
7373 45and inserting in place thereof, the following figure:- “95”
7474 46 SECTION 15. Said subsection (c) of section 102 of said chapter 32, as most recently
7575 47amended by section 12 of this act, is hereby amended, in line 46, by striking out the figure “85”
7676 48and inserting in place thereof, the following figure:- “95”
7777 49 SECTION 16. Said subsection (c) of section 102 of said chapter 32, as most recently
7878 50amended by section 13 of this act, is hereby amended, in line 34, by striking out the figure “95”
7979 51and inserting in place thereof, the following figure:- “100” 4 of 5
8080 52 SECTION 17. Said subsection (c) of section 102 of said chapter 32, as most recently
8181 53amended by section 14 of this act, is hereby amended, in line 38, by striking out the figure “95”
8282 54and inserting in place thereof, the following figure:- “100”
8383 55 SECTION 18. Said subsection (c) of section 102 of said chapter 32, as most recently
8484 56amended by section 15 of this act, is hereby amended, in line 46, by striking out the figure “95”
8585 57and inserting in place thereof, the following figure:- “100”
8686 58 SECTION 19. Section 9 of chapter 32B, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is
8787 59hereby amended by inserting, after the first paragraph, the following paragraph: -
8888 60 Any reduction in the percentage of a governmental unit’s contributions to health
8989 61premiums for retired employees made after January 1, 2023 shall not apply to individuals that
9090 62retire before the change in contribution percentage takes effect.
9191 63 SECTION 20. Notwithstanding chapter 32A or 32B of the General Laws, for retired
9292 64public employees that are over the age of 65 and not eligible for the federal Medicare program,
9393 65the maximum amount of out-of-pocket costs for covered services under a group health insurance
9494 66plan under chapter 32A or 32B during an enrollment year shall not exceed $2,500 for individual
9595 67coverage and $5,000 for family coverage.
9696 68 SECTION 21. Sections 1-3 of this act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.
9797 69 SECTION 22. Sections 4-6 of this act shall take effect on July 1, 2024.
9898 70 SECTION 23. Sections 7-9 of this act shall take effect on July 1, 2029.
9999 71 SECTION 24. Sections 10-12 of this act shall take effect on July 1, 2033. 5 of 5
100100 72 SECTION 25. Sections 13-15 of this act shall take effect on July 1, 2037.
101101 73 SECTION 26. Sections 16-18 of this act shall take effect on July 1, 2041.