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H2938 • 2025

An Act requiring creditable service for Massachusetts National Guard service

An Act requiring creditable service for Massachusetts National Guard service

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

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act requiring creditable service for Massachusetts National Guard service

An Act requiring creditable service for Massachusetts National Guard service By Representative Plouffe of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act requiring creditable service for Massachusetts National Guard service By Representative Plouffe of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2938) of Bridget Plouffe for legislation to grant creditable service time for Massachusetts National Guard service.
  • 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. 2025-09-08 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/15/2025 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 requiring creditable service for Massachusetts National Guard service
By Representative Plouffe of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2938) of Bridget Plouffe for legislation to grant creditable service time for Massachusetts National Guard service. Public Service.

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Bill H.2938

Section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 145 to 150, the words "Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any other general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a member in service of a retirement system as defined in section one who is a veteran who served in the armed forces of the United States shall be entitled to credit for active service in the armed services of the United States” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any other general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a member in service of a retirement system as defined in section 1 who is a veteran who served in the armed forces of the United States or a member of the Massachusetts National Guard who is a member in service of the state employees’ retirement system shall be entitled to creditable service time for active service in the armed services of the United States or service in the Massachusetts National Guard.

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