Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2991 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1819 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2991
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Tommy Vitolo
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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 relative to certain employees of the MBTA advisory board.
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14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tommy Vitolo15th Norfolk1/15/2025Edward R. Philips8th Norfolk1/22/2025James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol1/22/2025Joan Meschino3rd Plymouth2/24/2025 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1819 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2991
18	18	By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2991) of
19	19	Tommy Vitolo and others relative to retirement benefits for employees whose regular
20	20	compensation is paid by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Advisory Board. Public
21	21	Service.
22	22	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
23	23	SEE HOUSE, NO. 2681 OF 2023-2024.]
24	24	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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26	26	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
27	27	(2025-2026)
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29	29	An Act relative to certain employees of the MBTA advisory board.
30	30	Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
31	31	establish forthwith retirement benefits to persons whose regular compensation is paid by
32	32	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority advisory board, therefore it is hereby declared to be
33	33	an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
34	34	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
35	35	of the same, as follows:
36	36	1 SECTION 1. The definition of “Employee” in section 1 of chapter 32 of the General
37	37	2Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following
38	38	3sentence:- ''Employee'', as applied to persons whose regular compensation is paid by the advisory
39	39	4board to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority established in chapter 161A, shall
40	40	5mean any person who is engaged in duties which require that the person’s time be devoted to the
41	41	6service of said advisory board in each year during the ordinary working hours of regular and
42	42	7permanent employees . 2 of 2
43	43	8 SECTION 2. Said section 1 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further
44	44	9amended by inserting after word “system”, in line 344, the following words:- , the advisory
45	45	10board to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority as established in chapter 161A.
46	46	11 SECTION 3. Said section 1 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further
47	47	12amended by inserting after word “District”, in line 390, the following words:- , the advisory
48	48	13board to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority as established in chapter 161A.
49	49	14 SECTION 4. Section 2 of chapter 32A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
50	50	15amended by inserting after the word “Authority”, in line 16, the following words:- , the advisory
51	51	16board to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority as established in chapter 161A.