Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Service

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Monday, April 14, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Agency Recommendations, Home Rules

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the agreement of the Chairs.

All matters filed in the House that are listed above are required to be reported on by [June 13, 2025], subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be livestreamed on the General Court website. Hearings will be recorded and posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Public Service page.

At the discretion of the Chairs and per committee rules, written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. The committee may limit availability or redact testimony that includes sensitive personal information, information about minors, or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others.

Written testimony can be submitted via email at Sean.Getchell@mahouse.gov or physically mailed to the House Chair. Please submit by Friday, April 25, 2025 at 5:00pm:

CHAIR DANIEL J. RYAN
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE
ATTN: SEAN GETCHELL
24 BEACON ST ROOM 156
BOSTON MA 02133

In-person oral testimony and remote testimony sign-up via email to Sean Getchell Sean.Getchell@mahouse.gov. Deadline to sign up is Friday, April 11, 2025 at 5:00pm.

For in-person and remote testimony please include:
1. Name;
2. Organization you represent;
3. Whether on behalf of yourself or an organization;
4. Mailing address;
5. Email address;
6. Telephone number;
7. In-person or remote testimony;
8. Bills testifying on;
9. Whether support or oppose.

For those testifying remotely, you will receive a Microsoft Teams link with more information prior to the start of the hearing.

This hearing will be chaired by House Chair Daniel J. Ryan. If you have any questions regarding the hearing, legislation, format of the hearing or reasonable accommodations required to ensure people with disabilities can participate fully in the committee process, please email: Seda Korroch at (Seda.Korroch@mahouse.gov). House Chair Ryan’s office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-2240.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Public Service - 4-14-2025	4/14/2025 1:00 PM	00:39:09

Agency Recommendations, Home Rules 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.45	An Act updating judicial retirement benefits	Office of the State Treasurer
H.44	An Act relative to non-Commonwealth entities	Office of the State Treasurer
H.42	An Act relative to the Massachusetts State Employees Retirement System	Office of the State Treasurer
H.41	An Act expanding access to retirement savings	Office of the State Treasurer
H.39	An Act relative to the SMART Plan	Office of the State Treasurer
H.34	An Act relative to parental and family leave equity for members of public retirement systems	Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System
H.33	An Act relative to the definition of wages for retirement calculations	Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System
H.32	An Act to extend the opportunity to purchase teaching service in all territories of the United States	Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System
H.31	An Act relative to reducing delinquent pension reporting	Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System
H.30	An Act clarifying creditable service buyback for publicly funded non-public schools	Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System
H.29	An Act relative to the interest charged on refund buybacks	Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System
H.28	An Act relative to pension forfeiture	Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System
H.49	An Act requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms	Office of the State Treasurer
H.27	An Act establishing a special commission on retirement credit purchases	Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System
H.25	An Act relative to the enabling statute of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission	Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission
H.24	An Act clarifying the Chapter 32 definition of wages	Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission
H.23	An Act to provide for payment of creditable service	Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission
H.22	An Act providing for statement of financial interests flexibility	Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission
H.21	An Act relative to Chapter 32 Section 8 and modifications of retirement allowances	Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission
H.20	An Act relative to post retirement earnings	Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission
H.19	An Act relative to pension forfeiture	Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission
H.2915	An Act relative to updating judicial retirement benefits	Paul McMurtry
H.2889	An Act relative to regional planning agencies	Kathleen R. LaNatra
H.2810	An Act authorizing the city of Taunton to continue the employment of police chief Edward J. Walsh	Carol A. Doherty
H.2800	An Act enhancing public safety in the town of Stoneham	Michael S. Day
S.1825	An Act continuing the employment of police chief Edward Walsh in the city of Taunton until attaining the age of 70	Kelly A. Dooner
S.1872	An Act updating judicial retirement benefits	Edward J. Kennedy
S.1805	An Act relative to regional planning agencies	Joanne M. Comerford
S.1878	An Act relative to the SMART plan	Joan B. Lovely
S.1879	An Act expanding access to retirement savings	Joan B. Lovely

Present (7)

Daniel J. Ryan (HOU)

James C. Arena-DeRosa (HOU)

David F. DeCoste (HOU)

Rodney M. Elliott (HOU)

Alan Silvia (HOU)

Todd M. Smola (HOU)

Joshua Tarsky (HOU)

Absent (4)

Colleen M. Garry (HOU)
*

Natalie M. Higgins (HOU)
*

John Francis Moran (HOU)
*

David Allen Robertson (HOU)
*

	Document
	Hearing Packet 4.14.25

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Service

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