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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1809 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2990
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tommy Vitolo
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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 timely retirement payment.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tommy Vitolo15th Norfolk1/15/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1809 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2990
By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2990) of
Tommy Vitolo relative to timely retirement payments to retiring public employees. Public
Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2682 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 timely retirement payment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Paragraph (B) of subdivision (1) of Section 13 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as
2appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following after the
3words “allowance becomes effective.”, the following:
4 “In the event circumstances beyond the retirement board’s control prevent the calculation
5of the full monthly payment by the first such full payment date, the retirement board shall pay
690% of its estimated full monthly payment until such time as the circumstances beyond the
7retirement board’s control are corrected. On an annual basis, the retirement board will notify the
8House and the Senate of all circumstances beyond the retirement board’s control that prevented
9the calculation of the full monthly payment by the first such full payment date.”