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H2957 • 2025

An Act relative to veterans' buyback

An Act relative to veterans' buyback

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Sponsor
Adam J. Scanlon
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 veterans' buyback

An Act relative to veterans' buyback By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to veterans' buyback By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2957) of Adam J.
  • Scanlon relative to veterans' buyback.
  • Public Service.

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  • 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 relative to veterans' buyback
By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2957) of Adam J. Scanlon relative to veterans' buyback. Public Service.

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Bill H.2957

SECTION 1. Section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “be”, in line 148, the following words:- provided written notice by the retirement board upon entry into service that they are.

SECTION 2. Said section 4 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “member”, in line 151, the following words:- , prior to or within 1 year of vesting pursuant to this chapter,.

SECTION 3. Section 3 of chapter 71 of the acts of 1996, as amended by section 2 of chapter 468 of the acts of 2002, is hereby further amended by striking out the second paragraph.

SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any member of a retirement system who is a member in service and a veteran who failed to make the purchase authorized in paragraph (h) of subdivision (1) of section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws within the required 180 days pursuant to chapter 71 of the acts of 1996, as amended, shall be given a 1-time opportunity to apply to the retirement system to make said purchase within 1 year from the effective date of this act. Each retirement system shall provide written notice to all members in service of their potential eligibility for this purchase within 90 days of the effective date of this act.

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