Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Service

Event Details

Status:: Completed
Event Date:: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Start Time:: 1:00 PM
Location:: A-1 and Virtual
Event Description: Pensions and Retirement Boards

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 August 24, 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, https://malegislature.gov/. 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 Seda.Korroch@mahouse.gov and Donna.LoConte@masenate.gov or physically mailed to the House Chair. Please submit by Wednesday July 9, 2025 at 5:00pm:



CHAIR DANIEL J. RYAN

JOINT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE

ATTN: SEDA KORROCH

24 BEACON ST ROOM 156

BOSTON MA 02133



In-person oral testimony and remote testimony sign-up via email to Seda Korroch Seda.Korroch@mahouse.gov. Deadline to sign up is Monday, June 23, 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	6/25/2025 1:00 PM	00:52:21

Pensions and Retirement Boards 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.4178	An Act authorizing Adam T. Jankowski to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement	Andres X. Vargas
H.2741	An Act authorizing the State Board of Retirement to grant creditable service to Nathan R. Mackinnon	James Arciero
H.3003	An Act relative to a COVID-19 retirement credit study	Jonathan D. Zlotnik
H.2785	An Act relative to Group Health Insurance Commission	Tackey Chan
H.2756	An Act defining further a legislative body	David Biele
H.2773	An Act defining person for retirement purposes	Tackey Chan
H.2990	An Act relative to timely retirement payment	Tommy Vitolo
H.2872	An Act relative to pension parity	Daniel J. Hunt
H.2787	An Act relative to certain option B and option C retirees	Tackey Chan
H.2766	An Act relative to documentary material or data received by retirement boards	Daniel Cahill
H.2748	An Act relative to option (D) beneficiaries	Bruce J. Ayers
H.2834	An Act relative to the veteran allowance for public retirees	Dennis C. Gallagher
H.2871	An Act relative to certain option B and option C retirees	Vanna Howard
H.2912	An Act further regulating the retirement benefits of certain public safety employees	Paul McMurtry
H.1395	An Act to provide retirement security to care workers	James J. O'Day
H.2956	An Act relative to the veteran allowance for public retirees	Adam J. Scanlon
S.1814	An Act related to timely retirement payment	John J. Cronin
S.1918	An Act relative to the veteran allowance for public retirees	John C. Velis
S.1868	An Act relative to Option (d) beneficiaries	Cindy F. Friedman
S.1812	An Act relative to providing for domestic partners through public employee pensions	Brendan P. Crighton
S.1867	An Act relative to the annual allowance for certain survivors of public retirees and employees	Cindy F. Friedman
S.1855	An Act relative to retirement board membership	Paul R. Feeney
S.1844	An Act relative to retirement boards	Paul R. Feeney
S.1802	An Act providing for a COVID-19 retirement credit to essential public health and safety employees	Nick Collins
S.1822	An Act providing retirement security to care workers	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.2518	An Act authorizing the State Board of Retirement to grant creditable service to Roberta Wollons	John F. Keenan

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Service

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