Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2645 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/16/2023

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1675       FILED ON: 1/18/2023
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David Allen Robertson
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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 regarding retirement of public authority law enforcement employee groups.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David Allen Robertson19th Middlesex1/18/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1675       FILED ON: 1/18/2023
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By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2645) 
of David Allen Robertson relative to the retirement of public authority law enforcement 
employee groups. Public Service.
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 regarding retirement of public authority law enforcement employee groups.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority 
of the same, as follows:
1 Paragraph (g) of subdivision (2) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, is hereby 
2amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph:-
3          The Massachusetts Port Authority may elect to improve the retirement group 
4classification for any group of law enforcement employees who are members of the 
5Massachusetts Port Authority Retirement System by a majority vote of the authority governing 
6board. Nothing in this act shall be construed as authorization to diminish the retirement benefits 
7of public employees by placing any group of employees in a lower group of classification.