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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1460 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2886
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kathleen R. LaNatra and Kenneth P. Sweezey
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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 certain retirement benefits for the surviving spouse of a state police officer
injured in the line of duty.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kathleen R. LaNatra12th Plymouth1/15/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1460 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2886
By Representatives LaNatra of Kingston and Sweezey of Duxbury, a petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 2886) of Kathleen R. LaNatra relative to retirement benefits for Felicia
O’Connor, the surviving spouse of John Bernard O’Connor, a retired state police officer injured
in the line of duty. 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 certain retirement benefits for the surviving spouse of a state police officer
injured in the line of duty.
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. Notwithstanding and general or special law to the contrary, Felicia
2O’Connor, the surviving spouse of John Bernard O’Connor, a retired state police officer, who is
3currently receiving a surviving spouse retirement allowance, shall be entitled to a recalculated
4surviving spouse retirement allowance. The recalculated surviving spouse retirement allowance
5shall be equal to that which she would have received had John Bernard O’Connor been allowed
6to elect the Option C retirement allowance prior to his death.
7 SECTION 2. The amount of the recalculated surviving spouse retirement allowance in
8section 1 shall apply retroactively to the date of death of John Bernard O’Connor.