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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1819 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2991
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 certain employees of the MBTA advisory board.
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PETITION OF:
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
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1819 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2991
By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2991) of
Tommy Vitolo and others relative to retirement benefits for employees whose regular
compensation is paid by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Advisory Board. Public
Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2681 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 certain employees of the MBTA advisory board.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
establish forthwith retirement benefits to persons whose regular compensation is paid by
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority advisory board, therefore it is hereby declared to be
an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
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. The definition of “Employee” in section 1 of chapter 32 of the General
2Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following
3sentence:- ''Employee'', as applied to persons whose regular compensation is paid by the advisory
4board to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority established in chapter 161A, shall
5mean any person who is engaged in duties which require that the person’s time be devoted to the
6service of said advisory board in each year during the ordinary working hours of regular and
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8 SECTION 2. Said section 1 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further
9amended by inserting after word “system”, in line 344, the following words:- , the advisory
10board to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority as established in chapter 161A.
11 SECTION 3. Said section 1 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further
12amended by inserting after word “District”, in line 390, the following words:- , the advisory
13board to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority as established in chapter 161A.
14 SECTION 4. Section 2 of chapter 32A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
15amended by inserting after the word “Authority”, in line 16, the following words:- , the advisory
16board to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority as established in chapter 161A.