SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1336        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1523

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul R. Feeney

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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 protecting local retirees.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Paul R. Feeney

Bristol and Norfolk

 

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

1/30/2019

Michael J. Finn

6th Hampden

1/30/2019

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/30/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/31/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/31/2019

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

2/1/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

2/1/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/11/2019

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

5/16/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1336        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1523

By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1523) of Paul R. Feeney, Anne M. Gobi, Michael J. Finn, Mathew J. Muratore and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to protecting local retirees.  Public Service.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to protecting local retirees.

 

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. Section 9E of chapter 32B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is amended by inserting at the end of the last sentence thereof the following new sentence:- In the event that the governmental unit approves an increase in the percent of the premium to be contributed by its retired employees, the percent of premium being paid by a retired employee at that time will not be increased to the higher percent.

SECTION 2. The provisions of this act shall take effect on January 1, 2020.