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H3964 • 2025

An Act authorizing Edward E. Kivari Jr. to purchase creditable service from the Hampden county regional retirement board

An Act authorizing Edward E. Kivari Jr. to purchase creditable service from the Hampden county regional retirement board

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Sponsor
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.
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 authorizing Edward E. Kivari Jr. to purchase creditable service from the Hampden county regional retirement board

An Act authorizing Edward E.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act authorizing Edward E.
  • Kivari Jr.
  • to purchase creditable service from the Hampden county regional retirement board By Representative Puppolo of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3964) of Angelo J.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5312 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-05-08 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  3. 2025-04-03 Senate

    Senate concurred

  4. 2025-03-31 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  5. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing Edward E. Kivari Jr. to purchase creditable service from the Hampden county regional retirement board
By Representative Puppolo of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3964) of Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and Jacob R. Oliveira that Edward E. Kivari, Jr. be authorized to purchase creditable service from the Hampden county retirement board. Public Service.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3964

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the Hampden county regional retirement board shall credit Edward E. Kivari Jr., a member of the Hampden county regional retirement system, with creditable service during the period of 1997 to 2011, inclusive, as a member of the zoning board of appeals in the town of Wilbraham. The board shall determine and credit him with creditable service for the amount of actual time worked during this period in accordance with section 4 of said chapter 32.

SECTION 2. Eligibility for this creditable service shall be conditioned upon payment by Edward E. Kivari Jr. to the Hampden county regional retirement system of an amount equal to that which would have been withheld as regular deductions from his regular compensation for such previous service plus buyback interest, in 1 lump sum or installments, as the Hampden county regional retirement board shall prescribe.

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