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H34 • 2025

An Act relative to parental and family leave equity for members of public retirement systems

An Act relative to parental and family leave equity for members of public retirement systems

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Sponsor
Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System
Last action
2025-12-15
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to parental and family leave equity for members of public retirement systems

An Act relative to parental and family leave equity for members of public retirement systems So much of the recommendations of the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System (House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to parental and family leave equity for members of public retirement systems So much of the recommendations of the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System (House, No.
  • 26) as relates to parental and family leave equity for members of public retirement systems Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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. 2025-12-15 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-04-09 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 04/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to parental and family leave equity for members of public retirement systems
So much of the recommendations of the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System (House, No. 26) as relates to parental and family leave equity for members of public retirement systems
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.34

SECTION 1. The second sentence of clause (i)of subdivision (1) of section 3 of Chapter 32 is hereby amended by adding after the word “duty” the following words:

“or other reasons permitted under the family and medical leave laws pertaining to his position”

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