Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2922 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2396 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2922
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	David K. Muradian, Jr. and Michael O. Moore
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act regarding the disability pension for John Moran administered by the Middlesex county
13	13	retirement board.
14	14	_______________
15	15	PETITION OF:
16	16	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David K. Muradian, Jr.9th Worcester1/16/2025 1 of 3
17	17	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2396 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
18	18	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2922
19	19	By Representative Muradian of Grafton and Senator Moore, a joint petition (accompanied by
20	20	bill, House, No. 2922) of David K. Muradian, Jr. that the Middlesex county retirement board be
21	21	authorized to increase the accidental disability retirement allowance payable to John Moran, a
22	22	retired police officer of the town of Hopkinton. Public Service.
23	23	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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25	25	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
26	26	(2025-2026)
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28	28	An Act regarding the disability pension for John Moran administered by the Middlesex county
29	29	retirement board.
30	30	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
31	31	of the same, as follows:
32	32	1 SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
33	33	2Middlesex county retirement board shall increase the accidental disability retirement allowance
34	34	3payable to John Moran, a retired police officer of the police department of the town of
35	35	4Hopkinton who, as a result of injuries sustained while in the performance of his duties on July
36	36	524, 2017, is totally and permanently incapacitated from performing the essential duties of a
37	37	6police officer.
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39	39	8 (b) The annual amount of pension payable to John Moran shall be equal to the regular
40	40	9rate of compensation which would have been paid had he continued in service as a police officer
41	41	10of the town of Hopkinton at the grade held by him at the time of his retirement until his death or 2 of 3
42	42	11reaching mandatory retirement age, whichever comes first. All amounts paid under this act shall
43	43	12be non-taxable to the extent allowable under state and federal law.
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45	45	14 (c) Notwithstanding section 91A of chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other general
46	46	15or special law to the contrary, John Moran’s annual earnings, when added to his retirement
47	47	16allowance, may annually earn up to 1/2 the amount of his retirement allowance without refund
48	48	17penalty.
49	49	18 (d) Upon attaining the mandatory retirement age for a police officer of the town of
50	50	19Hopkinton, John Moran shall receive a pension, pursuant to section 7 of chapter 32 of the
51	51	20General Laws, a yearly amount of pension equal to 80 per cent of the annual rate of the
52	52	21compensation he was receiving on the day before he reaches the mandatory retirement age for a
53	53	22police officer in the town of Hopkinton.
54	54	23 (e) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the benefits granted herein
55	55	24shall be funded and administered by the Middlesex county retirement board, consistent with and
56	56	25subject to chapter 32 of the General Laws.
57	57	26 SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, John Moran
58	58	27shall be entitled to receive indemnification for all hospital, medical and related expenses that
59	59	28have been or may be incurred after the date of his retirement as a result of the injuries sustained
60	60	29by him while in the performance of his duties on July 24, 2017, in accordance with sections 100
61	61	30and 100B of chapter 41 of the General Laws. 3 of 3
62	62	31 SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Middlesex
63	63	32county retirement board shall forthwith pay to said John Moran the amount credited to him as
64	64	33accumulated total deductions in the annuity savings fund of the Middlesex county retirement
65	65	34board as of the effective date of this act.
66	66	35 SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, if John Moran
67	67	36was married upon retirement then, upon his death, if he is still married to the spouse he was
68	68	37married to upon retirement then, should his said spouse to whom he was married on the date
69	69	38upon retirement survive him, the Middlesex county retirement board shall pay to the said spouse
70	70	39an annuity in the amount of 75 per cent of the amount of the pension which otherwise would
71	71	40have been payable to John Moran until his said spouse’s death. The pension benefits provided for
72	72	41in this section and section 1 shall be subject to section 103 of chapter 32 of the General Laws.
73	73	42 SECTION 5. In the event that both John Moran and his spouse to whom he was married
74	74	43on the date upon retirement die before their children reach the age of 18 the payments that would
75	75	44otherwise have been made to John Moran’s spouse shall be payable, per stirpes, to each
76	76	45surviving child under the age of 18; provided, however, that payments shall continue for the
77	77	46benefit of a surviving child 18 years or older who, on or before the date of death of John Moran
78	78	47or his spouse to whom he was married on the date upon retirement, whichever is later, had been
79	79	48medically determined to be permanently physically or mentally incapacitated from earning or for
80	80	49the benefit of a child under the age of 22 who is enrolled as a full-time student as determined by
81	81	50the criteria of the educational institution.
82	82	51 SECTION 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.