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H2936 • 2025

An Act relative to the retirement benefits of the surviving beneficiary of William Coulter

An Act relative to the retirement benefits of the surviving beneficiary of William Coulter

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Sponsor
Edward R. Philips
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 relative to the retirement benefits of the surviving beneficiary of William Coulter

An Act relative to the retirement benefits of the surviving beneficiary of William Coulter By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the retirement benefits of the surviving beneficiary of William Coulter By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2936) of Edward R.
  • Philips that the Massachusetts State Retirement Board provide a certain pension to Mary Coulter-Bennett, the surviving beneficiary of former State Police Detective Lieutenant William Coulter.
  • Public Service.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 House

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

  2. 2025-05-08 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  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 relative to the retirement benefits of the surviving beneficiary of William Coulter
By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2936) of Edward R. Philips that the Massachusetts State Retirement Board provide a certain pension to Mary Coulter-Bennett, the surviving beneficiary of former State Police Detective Lieutenant William Coulter. Public Service.

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Bill H.2936

SECTION 1.

(a) Notwithstanding section 12 of chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts State Retirement Board shall provide to Mary Coulter-Bennett, the surviving beneficiary of former State Police Detective Lieutenant William Coulter, a lifetime, monthly allowance equal to the amount she would receive as if William Coulter had, upon retirement, elected option (c) of subdivision (2) of said section 12 of said chapter 32 and nominated Mary Coulter-Bennett as his sole surviving eligible beneficiary. The allowance shall be payable as of the date of William Coulter’s death.

(b)

Any retirement benefit provided to Mary Coulter-Bennett pursuant to this act shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any benefits she may have otherwise received from the Massachusetts State Employees Retirement System as William Coulter’s beneficiary.

SECTION 2.

This act shall take effect as of September 30, 2019.

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