An Act relative to certain option B and option C retirees
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/6/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 10/6/2025 | House | Accompanied by H2871↗ |
| 6/20/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 06/25/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Public Service |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J23 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| H2871 | An Act relative to certain option B and option C retirees | Active |
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, a member, who retired before July 1, 2004 and is receiving a lesser retirement allowance in accordance with the terms of Option (c) of subdivision (2) of section 12 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, from a retirement system that accepts the provisions of this act, shall have their monthly retirement allowance, exclusive of any cost of living adjustments, increased as follows: $200 if receiving a lesser retirement allowance from the state employees retirement system; $290 if receiving a lesser retirement allowance from the state teachers’ retirement system; and if receiving a lesser retirement allowance from any other retirement system established under the provisions of chapter 32 and 34B, by an amount determined by the system’s retirement board to be fair and equitable but no greater than $200.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, a member, who retired before July 1, 2004 and is receiving a lesser retirement allowance in accordance with the terms of Option (b) of subdivision (2) of section 12 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, from a retirement system that accepts the provisions of this act, shall have their monthly retirement allowance, exclusive of any cost of living adjustments, increased as follows: $66 if receiving a retirement allowance from the state employees retirement system; $97 if receiving a retirement allowance from the state teachers’ retirement system; and if receiving a retirement allowance from any other retirement system established under the provisions of chapter 32 and 34B, by an amount determined by the system’s retirement board to be fair and equitable but no greater than $200.
Any retirement system may accept the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this act by a majority vote of the board of each such system, subject to the approval of the legislative body. For the purposes of this act, “legislative body” shall mean, in the case of a city, the city council in accordance with its charter, in the case of a town, the town meeting, in the case of a county, the county retirement board advisory council, in the case of a region, the regional retirement board advisory council, in the case of a district, the district members, and, in the case of an authority, the governing body. For purposes of this act, the state employees and state teachers’ retirement systems shall be deemed to have accepted the provisions of this act.
The provisions of this act shall be prospective from the effective date of this act and shall not entitle any member or spouse of a deceased member to any retroactive benefits.
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, a member, who retired before July 1, 2004 and is receiving a lesser retirement allowance in accordance with the terms of Option (c) of subdivision (2) of section 12 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, from a retirement system that accepts the provisions of this act, shall have their monthly retirement allowance, exclusive of any cost of living adjustments, increased as follows: $200 if receiving a lesser retirement allowance from the state employees retirement system; $290 if receiving a lesser retirement allowance from the state teachers’ retirement system; and if receiving a lesser retirement allowance from any other retirement system established under the provisions of chapter 32 and 34B, by an amount determined by the system’s retirement board to be fair and equitable but no greater than $200. SECTION 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, a member, who retired before July 1, 2004 and is receiving a lesser retirement allowance in accordance with the terms of Option (b) of subdivision (2) of section 12 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, from a retirement system that accepts the provisions of this act, shall have their monthly retirement allowance, exclusive of any cost of living adjustments, increased as follows: $66 if receiving a retirement allowance from the state employees retirement system; $97 if receiving a retirement allowance from the state teachers’ retirement system; and if receiving a retirement allowance from any other retirement system established under the provisions of chapter 32 and 34B, by an amount determined by the system’s retirement board to be fair and equitable but no greater than $200. SECTION 3. Any retirement system may accept the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this act by a majority vote of the board of each such system, subject to the approval of the legislative body. For the purposes of this act, “legislative body” shall mean, in the case of a city, the city council in accordance with its charter, in the case of a town, the town meeting, in the case of a county, the county retirement board advisory council, in the case of a region, the regional retirement board advisory council, in the case of a district, the district members, and, in the case of an authority, the governing body. For purposes of this act, the state employees and state teachers’ retirement systems shall be deemed to have accepted the provisions of this act. SECTION 4. The provisions of this act shall be prospective from the effective date of this act and shall not entitle any member or spouse of a deceased member to any retroactive benefits.