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H2994 • 2025

An Act relative to veterans retirement and pensions

An Act relative to veterans retirement and pensions

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Sponsor
Bud L. Williams
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 veterans retirement and pensions

An Act relative to veterans retirement and pensions By Representative Williams of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to veterans retirement and pensions By Representative Williams of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2994) of Bud L.
  • Williams relative to public employee retirement and pensions for certain veterans.
  • 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 relative to veterans retirement and pensions
By Representative Williams of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2994) of Bud L. Williams relative to public employee retirement and pensions for certain veterans. Public Service.

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Bill H.2994

Chapter 32: Section 60, is hereby amended by striking the following:

No veteran whose employment first begins after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, shall be subject to the provisions of sections fifty-six to fifty-nine, inclusive; nor shall any veteran whose employment first began on or before said June thirtieth be subject to said provisions unless at the time of his retirement the total period of his creditable service is at least equal to twice the time he was not in the employ of the commonwealth or of a county, city, town, district, authority or redevelopment authority subsequent to the date when his employment by the commonwealth or by a county, city, town, district, housing authority or redevelopment authority first began.

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