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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2118 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2748
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bruce J. Ayers
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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 :DATE ADDED:Bruce J. Ayers1st Norfolk1/15/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2118 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2748
By Representative Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2748) of Bruce
J. Ayers relative to option (D) survivor allowance beneficiaries. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2431 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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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
5notice
6 on a prescribed form filed with the board prior to his or her death, may nominate one or
7more eligible beneficiaries as set forth under option (c) of this section, who if such member dies
8before being retired, shall receive a portion, as specified on said form, of the yearly amount of
9the option (c)allowance to which such member would have been entitled had his retirement taken
10place on the date of his death; provided that, in the event that multiple beneficiaries are 2 of 2
11nominated, the benefit will be calculated using the youngest beneficiary’s age at the time of the
12member’s death; provided further, that upon the death of a beneficiary, said beneficiary's portion
13shall be divided equally among surviving beneficiaries.