Budget Amendment ID: FY2025-S4-143

GOV 143

Military Pay Equity

Messrs. Pacheco, Tarr, O'Connor, Moore and Montigny moved that the proposed new text be amended by adding after section _____., the following section:-"SECTION ______.  SECTION 1. Section 59 of chapter 33 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “commonwealth”, in line 2, the following words:- or of another state.

SECTION 2. Said section 59 of said chapter 33, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 6, the word “not” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- or for an employee in the service of the armed forces of another state, annual training, drills or parades under a corresponding law of that state, not.

SECTION 3. Said section 59 of said chapter 33, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 14, the word “shall” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , or for an employee in the service of the armed forces of another state under a corresponding law of that state, shall

SECTION 4. Said section 59 of said chapter 33, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 20, the words “or the commonwealth” and inserting in place thereof, the following words:- , the commonwealth or another state.

SECTION 5. Said section 59 of said chapter 33, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the figure “41”, in line 26, the following words:- or service in the armed forces of another state under the corresponding law of that state.

SECTION 6. Said section 59 of said chapter 33, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “commonwealth”, in line 28, the following words:- or of another state.

SECTION 7. Said section 59 of said chapter 33, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 31 and 32, the words “or the commonwealth” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , the commonwealth or another state.

SECTION 8. Said section 59 of said chapter 33, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 40 and 41, the words “either from the United States or the commonwealth” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- from the United States, the commonwealth or another state."