H2991 • 2025

An Act relative to certain employees of the MBTA advisory board

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Sponsor: Tommy Vitolo
Last action: 2025-10-29
Official status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to certain employees of the MBTA advisory board

An Act relative to certain employees of the MBTA advisory board By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to certain employees of the MBTA advisory board By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2991) of Tommy Vitolo and others relative to retirement benefits for employees whose regular compensation is paid by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Advisory Board.
Public Service.
Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill History

2025-10-29 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
2025-07-08 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 07/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2025-06-30 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 07/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Public Service
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to certain employees of the MBTA advisory board
By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2991) of Tommy Vitolo and others relative to retirement benefits for employees whose regular compensation is paid by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Advisory Board. Public Service.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2991

SECTION 1. The definition of “Employee” in section 1 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- ''Employee'', as applied to persons whose regular compensation is paid by the advisory board to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority established in chapter 161A, shall mean any person who is engaged in duties which require that the person’s time be devoted to the service of said advisory board in each year during the ordinary working hours of regular and permanent employees

SECTION 2. Said section 1 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after word “system”, in line 344, the following words:- , the advisory board to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority as established in chapter 161A.

SECTION 3. Said section 1 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after word “District”, in line 390, the following words:- , the advisory board to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority as established in chapter 161A.

SECTION 4. Section 2 of chapter 32A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “Authority”, in line 16, the following words:- , the advisory board to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority as established in chapter 161A.

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