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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1121 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1679
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cindy F. Friedman
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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 Option (d) beneficiaries.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Cindy F. FriedmanFourth MiddlesexVanna Howard17th Middlesex1/26/2023Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden1/27/2023Marc R. PachecoThird Bristol and Plymouth1/31/2023Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/2/2023Paul R. FeeneyBristol and Norfolk3/2/2023Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk3/9/2023 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1121 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1679
By Ms. Friedman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1679) of Cindy F. Friedman,
Vanna Howard, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Marc R. Pacheco and other members of the General
Court for legislation relative to Option (d) beneficiaries. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE [Refile Branch], NO. 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 Option (d) beneficiaries.
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 12 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by striking out the paragraph, in lines 154 to 160, inclusive, and inserting in
3place thereof the following paragraph:-
4 Option (d), Member Survivor Allowance. At any time a member, upon his written notice
5on a prescribed form filed with the board prior to his or her death, may nominate one or more
6eligible beneficiaries as set forth under option (c) of this section, who if such member dies before
7being retired shall receive a portion, as specified on said form, of the yearly amount of the option
8(c) allowance to which such member would have been entitled had his retirement taken place on
9the date of his death; provided that, in the event that multiple beneficiaries are nominated, the
10benefit will be calculated using the youngest beneficiary’s age at the time of the member’s death; 2 of 2
11provided further, that upon the death of a beneficiary, said beneficiary’s portion shall be divided
12evenly among surviving beneficiaries.