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H2779 • 2025

An Act relative to Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws

An Act relative to Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws

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Sponsor
Tackey Chan
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5312 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act relative to Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws

An Act relative to Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2779) of Tackey Chan and David Holway relative to employees of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority under the retirement law for public employees.
  • Public Service.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5312 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-07-08 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-06-30 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  6. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2779) of Tackey Chan and David Holway relative to employees of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority under the retirement law for public employees. Public Service.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2779

The definition of “Regular Compensation” as defined in section 1 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “firefighters,” in line 453, the following:- “employees of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.”

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