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H2817 • 2025

An Act relative to retirement for nuclear reactor operators

An Act relative to retirement for nuclear reactor operators

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Sponsor
Elliott, Rodney M.
Last action
2026-03-25
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to retirement for nuclear reactor operators

An Act relative to retirement for nuclear reactor operators By Representatives Elliott of Lowell and Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to retirement for nuclear reactor operators By Representatives Elliott of Lowell and Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2817) of Rodney M.
  • Elliott relative to retirement for certain nuclear energy related employees of University of Massachusetts Lowell.
  • 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. 2026-03-25 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-12-18 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-10-06 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:30 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  4. 2025-09-25 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to retirement for nuclear reactor operators
By Representatives Elliott of Lowell and Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2817) of Rodney M. Elliott relative to retirement for certain nuclear energy related employees of University of Massachusetts Lowell. Public Service.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2817

Section 3 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2012 Official edition is hereby amended by inserting after the word "managers;" in line 291 the following:- "employees of University of Massachusetts Lowell working as Director of Radiation Safety, Radiation Safety Specialist, Accelerator Supervisor, Radiation Services Manager, Nuclear Reactor Supervisor, Chief Reactor Operator, Nuclear React Operator-professional and Reactor Engineer;"

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