H 2084 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act authorizing the town of Hull to issue pension obligation bonds or notes

This bill authorizes the town of Hull to issue bonds or notes to pay off the unfunded portion of its employees' pension liabilities. To approve any such borrowing, the town meeting must vote in favor by a two-thirds majority, and the town must submit a financing plan for state approval before issuing the debt. The borrowed funds will be used to cover the pension shortfall, with costs shared among all town departments based on their employees' share of the total liability. Additionally, the bill allows the town to seek a special election to exempt these debt payments from the state's property tax cap.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Oct 2023
House Passage
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Dec 16, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Dec 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Dec 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Dec 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
upper
Nov 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed
lower
Oct 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Oct 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.