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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1000 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2566
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Patrick Joseph Kearney
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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 relative to Massachusetts General Laws chapter 32: retirement and pensions.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth1/17/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1000 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2566
By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2566) of
Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to retirement and pensions during the COVID 19 pandemic.
Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2696 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to Massachusetts General Laws chapter 32: retirement and pensions.
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: Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, Section 1 of
2Chapter 32 in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting in line 633 after the
3phrase following "regular compensation"; Regular compensation shall include all overtime paid
4to any employee as defined by this chapter, who was required to, or volunteered to, work outside
5their home during the COVID 19 pandemic state of emergency that commenced on March 10,
62020 until the conclusion of the COVID 19 state of emergency.
7 The state human resources administrator shall compile a list of all employees eligible for
8overtime under this chapter and transmit it to the state retirement board.