HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2664 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2584
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul Tucker
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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 the cost of living adjustments for retired justices.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Paul Tucker | 7th Essex | 1/20/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2664 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2584
By Mr. Tucker of Salem, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2584) of Paul Tucker relative to the cost-of-living adjustments for retired justices. Public Service. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act relative to the cost of living adjustments for retired justices.
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. Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 65J the following section: -
Section 65k. All justices of the supreme judicial court, appeals court and the several departments of the trial court, who have reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 under the Massachusetts Constitution, Part II, c.3 article 1, as amended by the Article 98 of the Amendments, shall be entitled to an adjustment to their annual pension; and said pension shall be increased at the same rate of increase, if any, as the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Workers for the Northeast Region commencing on July 1, 2018, and every year thereafter.