Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2608 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/16/2023

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Lenny Mirra
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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 retirement eligibility.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Lenny Mirra2nd Essex1/11/2023 1 of 1
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By Representative Mirra of Georgetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2608) of 
Lenny Mirra relative to retirement benefits for certain elected officials. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2733 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 retirement eligibility.
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 5 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after subsection (a), the following new 
3subsection:-
4 (a ½) State officials, elected to the office by popular vote, on or after April 2, 2012, must, 
5in order to be eligible for retirement under superannuation, have attained 67 years of age and 
6have a minimum of 10 years of creditable service.