SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1280        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 972

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Barry R. Finegold

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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 retirement reporting.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Barry R. Finegold

Second Essex and Middlesex

 

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

1/30/2023

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/30/2023

Marc R. Pacheco

Third Bristol and Plymouth

2/1/2023

Paul R. Feeney

Bristol and Norfolk

3/7/2023

John C. Velis

Hampden and Hampshire

10/5/2023


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1280        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 972

By Mr. Finegold, a 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.  The Judiciary.

 

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 paragraph (5) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

(5) If the attorney general or a 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 or retirement allowance, or a return of the member's 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. The commission shall not report the conviction to the member’s retirement board or employer unless the commission: (i) has determined that such conviction, in fact, requires forfeiture of that member’s rights to a pension or retirement allowance, or return of the member's 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.