Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Service

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

B-1 and Virtual
A-2 and Virtual

Event Description

Pensions and Retirement

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 [September 7, 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 to Donna.loconte@masenate.gov and

Seda.korroch@mahouse.gov or mailed to the Joint Committee on Public Service.

Please submit by Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 5:00pm:

CHAIR MICHAEL D. BRADY
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE
ATTN: AL DEGIROLAMO
24 BEACON ST ROOM 416A
BOSTON MA 02133

In-person oral testimony and remote testimony sign-up via email to Donna LoConte Donna.loconte@masenate.gov. Deadline to sign up is TUESDAY- July 8, 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 Senate Chair Michael D. Brady. 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: Donna LoConte donna.loconte@masenate.gov). Senate Chair Brady’s office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-1200.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Public Service - 7-9-2025	7/9/2025 1:00 PM	01:11:43

Pension and Retirement Board 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.2745	An Act establishing an elected and appointed board for the Hampden County Regional Retirement System	Brian M. Ashe
H.2751	An Act relative to evaluations on a retired veteran disability	Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.
H.2752	An Act relative to allowing police and fire to work beyond the mandatory retirement age	Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.
H.2765	An Act relative to defining certain disabilities	Daniel Cahill
H.2769	An Act relative to retirement equity for parenting teachers	Simon Cataldo
H.2779	An Act relative to Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws	Tackey Chan
H.2799	An Act relative to protecting local retirees	Michael S. Day
H.2809	An Act requiring administrators of certain retirement plans to disclose conflicts of interest	Carol A. Doherty
H.2813	An Act relative to the fifth member of the public employee retirement systems	Paul J. Donato
H.2837	An Act relative to the state retiree benefits trust fund board of directors	Sean Garballey
H.2854	An Act relative to contributory retirement board elections	Danielle W. Gregoire
H.2890	An Act relative to transparency in municipal health insurance	John J. Lawn, Jr.
H.2892	An Act relative to the Massachusetts State Employees Retirement System	David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
H.2910	An Act relative to state police pensions	Paul McMurtry
H.2914	An Act relative to veteran judges' pensions	Paul McMurtry
H.2991	An Act relative to certain employees of the MBTA advisory board	Tommy Vitolo
H.2992	An Act authorizing the appointment or retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Brookline	Tommy Vitolo
S.1794	An Act requiring administrators of certain retirement plans to disclose conflicts of interest	Michael D. Brady
S.1796	An Act relative to pensions and the best interest of beneficiaries	Michael D. Brady
S.1807	An Act relative to certain employees of the MBTA advisory board	Brendan P. Crighton
S.1809	An Act relative to special needs trusts and pensions	Brendan P. Crighton
S.1840	An Act to reform sick leave buybacks	Ryan C. Fattman
S.1848	An Act relative to protecting local retirees	Paul R. Feeney
S.1908	An Act increasing the cap on outside income for public pension recipients	Michael F. Rush
S.1917	An Act relative to the definition of veteran for public retirees	John C. Velis
S.1921	An Act relative to retirement equity for parenting teachers	John C. Velis

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