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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 818 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2835
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Dennis C. Gallagher
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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 funding contributions under state/teachers' and local pension systems.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Dennis C. Gallagher8th Plymouth1/13/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 818 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2835
By Representative Gallagher of Bridgewater, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2835)
of Dennis C. Gallagher relative to the Commonwealth's pension liability fund. Public Service.
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 funding contributions under state/teachers' and local pension systems.
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 22C of chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
2inserting at the end thereof the following new subdivision:-
3 (5) In each fiscal year that there is no unfunded commonwealth pension liability the
4comptroller shall transfer from the General Fund, without further appropriation, to the
5Commonwealth’s Pension Liability Fund an additional amount that equals the normal cost of all
6future benefits for which the commonwealth is obligated in said fiscal year.
7 SECTION 2. Section 22D of chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
8inserting at the end thereof the following new subdivision:-
9 (12) In the event that the unfunded pension liability of a system is reduced to zero in a
10fiscal year, the system’s funding schedule shall be designed to require an additional
11appropriation in said fiscal year to the pension reserve fund that equals the normal cost of all
12future benefits for which the system is obligated in said fiscal year. 2 of 2
13 SECTION 3. The provisions of this act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.