SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2268        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

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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:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2268        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4834 OF 2023-2024.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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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, retirement allowance or return of accumulated total deductions pursuant to this chapter, section 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, section 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.