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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2629 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2936
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Edward R. Philips
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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 the retirement benefits of the surviving beneficiary of William Coulter.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Edward R. Philips8th Norfolk1/16/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2629 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2936
By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2936) of
Edward R. Philips that the Massachusetts State Retirement Board provide a certain pension to
Mary Coulter-Bennett, the surviving beneficiary of former State Police Detective Lieutenant
William Coulter. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2632 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 the retirement benefits of the surviving beneficiary of William Coulter.
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. (a) Notwithstanding section 12 of chapter 32 of the General Laws or any
2other general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts State Retirement Board shall
3provide to Mary Coulter-Bennett, the surviving beneficiary of former State Police Detective
4Lieutenant William Coulter, a lifetime, monthly allowance equal to the amount she would
5receive as if William Coulter had, upon retirement, elected option (c) of subdivision (2) of said
6section 12 of said chapter 32 and nominated Mary Coulter-Bennett as his sole surviving eligible
7beneficiary. The allowance shall be payable as of the date of William Coulter’s death. 2 of 2
8 (b) Any retirement benefit provided to Mary Coulter-Bennett pursuant to this act shall be
9in lieu of, and not in addition to, any benefits she may have otherwise received from the
10Massachusetts State Employees Retirement System as William Coulter’s beneficiary.
11 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect as of September 30, 2019.