An Act relative to disability retirees and restoration to service
This bill modifies Massachusetts state law to allow disability retirees to return to active service in positions other than their original job. It updates the rules so that retirees can be evaluated for specific roles within any retirement system, not just the one they originally retired from. If a retiree successfully passes an evaluation for a new position, they can resume work and their disability pension will stop. Additionally, the bill clarifies that if a retiree moves to a different retirement system and later retires again due to the same injury, the original system will receive a portion of the new disability pension.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Jan 29, 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
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Public Service
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Pat Haddad
DDemocratic
Co
Alan Silvia
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Hawkins
DDemocratic
Co
Steven Howitt
RRepublican
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