S 1617 Massachusetts Senate · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act relative to restoration to service

This bill updates Massachusetts state law to allow retired public employees to return to work in different retirement systems rather than being restricted to their original department. It enables retirees to apply for specific new job openings during the regular review process and ensures that any disability service time before their return counts toward their new pension plan. Additionally, the legislation modernizes the text by replacing gender-specific language with gender-neutral terms throughout the relevant statutes.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Jan 29, 2024
Floor votes

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This bill passed the House. 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
Upper · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Public Service
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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