HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4834

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, July 10, 2024.

The committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 972) of Barry R. Finegold, Vanna Howard, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Marc R. Pacheco and others for legislation relative to retirement reporting and the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1445) of Michael S. Day relative to retirement reporting, reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. 4834) ought to pass.

For the committee,

MICHAEL S. DAY.

        FILED ON: 6/28/2024

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4834

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to retirement reporting.

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

Section 15 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subpart (5) and inserting in place thereof the following subpart: -

(5) If the attorney general or district attorney becomes aware of a final conviction of a member of a retirement system under circumstances which may require forfeiture of the member’s rights to a pension, retirement allowance or return of accumulated total deductions pursuant to this chapter, sections 58 or 59 of chapter 30 or section 25 of chapter 268A, the attorney general or district attorney shall immediately notify the commission of such conviction; provided, however, that the commission shall not report such conviction to the member’s retirement board or employer unless the commission: (i) has determined that the conviction requires forfeiture of that member’s rights to a pension, retirement allowance or return of accumulated total deductions pursuant to this chapter, sections 58 or 59 of chapter 30 or section 25 of chapter 268A; and (ii) is directing that member’s retirement board or employer to take action to effectuate such forfeiture.