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H2984 • 2025

An Act relative to pension divestment from companies providing military equipment to the State of Israel

An Act relative to pension divestment from companies providing military equipment to the State of Israel

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Sponsor
Erika Uyterhoeven
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 relative to pension divestment from companies providing military equipment to the State of Israel

An Act relative to pension divestment from companies providing military equipment to the State of Israel By Representative Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to pension divestment from companies providing military equipment to the State of Israel By Representative Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2984) of Erika Uyterhoeven and Samantha Montaño relative to the divestment of state pension funds from companies providing military equipment to the State of Israel.
  • 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. 2025-07-07 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/16/2025 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 relative to pension divestment from companies providing military equipment to the State of Israel
By Representative Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2984) of Erika Uyterhoeven and Samantha Montaño relative to the divestment of state pension funds from companies providing military equipment to the State of Israel. Public Service.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2984

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, within 60 days of the effective date of this act, the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board established in section 23 of chapter 32 of the General Laws shall divest from the Pension Reserves Investment Trust Fund all stocks, securities and other obligations of any company selling weapons to the State of Israel, unless the company announces within 30 days of the effective date of this act that it will not renew or enter into contracts for weapon sales to the State of Israel.

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