HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2156        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2461

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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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 capping pensions at 400%.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/20/2011

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

4th Hampden

1/27/2011

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

1/28/2011

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

2/2/2011

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

2/2/2011

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/2/2011

George T. Ross

2nd Bristol

2/3/2011

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/3/2011

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

2/3/2011

Ryan C. Fattman

18th Worcester

2/3/2011

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

2/3/2011

Matthew A. Beaton

11th Worcester

2/4/2011

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/4/2011

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

2/4/2011

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

2/4/2011

Viriato Manuel deMacedo

1st Plymouth

2/1/2011

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

2/4/2011

George N. Peterson, Jr.

9th Worcester

2/4/2011

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/21/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2156        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2461

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2461) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to retirement allowances.  Public Service.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to capping pensions at 400%.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Subdivision (2) of section 5 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by chapters 21and 25 of the Acts of 2009, is hereby further amended by inserting after paragraph (e) the following new paragraph:

(f) In any given year, no retirement allowance, as provided for by this chapter, shall exceed 400 per cent of the average retirement allowance in the commonwealth.  The board shall determine the average retirement allowance in the commonwealth as of January 1 of each year.”.