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H2821 • 2025

An Act to provide pensions to surviving spouses of Department of Children and Families social workers killed in the line of duty

An Act to provide pensions to surviving spouses of Department of Children and Families social workers killed in the line of duty

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

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An Act to provide pensions to surviving spouses of Department of Children and Families social workers killed in the line of duty

An Act to provide pensions to surviving spouses of Department of Children and Families social workers killed in the line of duty By Representative Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to provide pensions to surviving spouses of Department of Children and Families social workers killed in the line of duty By Representative Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2821) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Michael D.
  • Brady and Colleen M.
  • Garry relative to pension benefits for surviving spouses of Department of Children and Families social workers killed in the line of duty.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 House

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

  2. 2025-05-28 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/02/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  5. House

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

Official Summary Text

An Act to provide pensions to surviving spouses of Department of Children and Families social workers killed in the line of duty
By Representative Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2821) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Michael D. Brady and Colleen M. Garry relative to pension benefits for surviving spouses of Department of Children and Families social workers killed in the line of duty. Public Service.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2821

Section 100 of Chapter 32 of Massachusetts General Laws is amended by adding at the end the following paragraph:-

Effective January 1, 2023, social workers at the Department of Children and Families shall be eligible for this benefit.

The Massachusetts State Board of Retirement shall promulgate regulations under which conditions a DCF social worker can be eligible.

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