An Act directing the State Board of Retirement to grant certain retirement benefits
This bill directs the State Board of Retirement to pay retirement benefits to Virginia Wise, the surviving spouse of Raymond Wise (a former police officer at Bridgewater State College), under section 94 of chapter 32 of the General Laws. It requires the Board to grant these benefits retroactively from June 29, 2004, without changing existing retirement rules. The bill is a specific, individual measure - repeating a similar proposal from the 2023-2024 session - and does not create new policy for broader groups.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Last action Mar 25, 2026
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
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Public Service
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dennis Gallagher
DDemocratic
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