An Act relative to retirement benefits
This bill allows Mary McCabe, an associate justice of the Haverhill district court, to designate her daughter as her survivor beneficiary for retirement benefits instead of a spouse. It overrides existing state laws that typically require a spouse to be named as the beneficiary in such cases. The change takes effect on October 29, 2023, and applies specifically to this individual rather than establishing a new general rule for all court employees.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
House Passage
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 12, 2024
Last action Dec 16, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Dec 16, 2024
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
Dec 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Dec 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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