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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1205 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1868
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cindy F. Friedman
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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 Option (d) beneficiaries.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Cindy F. FriedmanFourth Middlesex 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1205 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1868
By Ms. Friedman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1868) of Cindy F. Friedman for
legislation relative to Option (d) beneficiaries. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1679 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 Option (d) beneficiaries.
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 12 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by striking out the paragraph, in lines 154 to 160, inclusive, and inserting in
3place thereof the following paragraph:-
4 Option (d), Member Survivor Allowance. At any time a member, upon his written notice
5on a prescribed form filed with the board prior to his or her death, may nominate one or more
6eligible beneficiaries as set forth under option (c) of this section, who if such member dies before
7being retired shall receive a portion, as specified on said form, of the yearly amount of the option
8(c) allowance to which such member would have been entitled had his retirement taken place on
9the date of his death; provided that, in the event that multiple beneficiaries are nominated, the
10benefit will be calculated using the youngest beneficiary’s age at the time of the member’s death; 2 of 2
11provided further, that upon the death of a beneficiary, said beneficiary’s portion shall be divided
12evenly among surviving beneficiaries.