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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1023 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2963
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Alan Silvia
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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 veterans' buyback.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Alan Silvia7th Bristol1/14/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1023 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2963
By Representative Silvia of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2963) of
Alan Silvia relative to retirement buyback for veterans. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2662 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 veterans' buyback.
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 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “be”, in line 148, the following
3words:- provided written notice by the retirement board upon entry into service that they are.
4 SECTION 2. Said section 4 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further
5amended by inserting after the word “member”, in line 151, the following words:- , prior to or
6within 1 year of vesting pursuant to this chapter,.
7 SECTION 3. Section 3 of chapter 71 of the acts of 1996, as amended by section 2 of
8chapter 468 of the acts of 2002, is hereby further amended by striking out the second paragraph.
9 SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any member of
10a retirement system who is a member in service and a veteran who failed to make the purchase 2 of 2
11authorized in paragraph (h) of subdivision (1) of section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws
12within the required 180 days pursuant to chapter 71 of the acts of 1996, as amended, shall be
13given a 1-time opportunity to apply to the retirement system to make said purchase within 1 year
14from the effective date of this act. Each retirement system shall provide written notice to all
15members in service of their potential eligibility for this purchase within 90 days of the effective
16date of this act.