1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2953 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2562 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Daniel J. Hunt _________________ 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 regular interest for retirement systems. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Daniel J. Hunt13th Suffolk1/19/2023 1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2953 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2562 By Representative Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2562) of Daniel J. Hunt relative to the definition of regular interest for retirement systems. Public Service. [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION SEE HOUSE, NO. 2689 OF 2021-2022.] The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court (2023-2024) _______________ An Act defining regular interest for retirement systems. 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. Paragraph (b) of sub-section (6) of section 22 of chapter 32 of the General 2Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof 3the following sentence:-- 4 For any calendar year beginning subsequent to December thirty-first, two thousand and 5four, regular interest for members of any retirement system shall mean interest credited at a rate 6of one-half the actuarial assumed rate of investment return for the members system. The rate 7shall be taken to the nearest tenth of one percent.