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H5297 • 2025

An Act relative to retirement benefits for Suzanne Garcia a member of the state employee’s retirement system and the Framingham retirement system

An Act relative to retirement benefits for Suzanne Garcia a member of the state employee’s retirement system and the Framingham retirement system

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Sponsor
Jack Patrick Lewis
Last action
2026-04-14
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Public Service
Effective date
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An Act relative to retirement benefits for Suzanne Garcia a member of the state employee’s retirement system and the Framingham retirement system

An Act relative to retirement benefits for Suzanne Garcia a member of the state employee’s retirement system and the Framingham retirement system By Representative Lewis of Framingham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Jack Patrick Lewis relative to retirement benefits for Suzanne Garcia a member of the state employees' retirement system and the Framingham retirement system.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to retirement benefits for Suzanne Garcia a member of the state employee’s retirement system and the Framingham retirement system By Representative Lewis of Framingham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Jack Patrick Lewis relative to retirement benefits for Suzanne Garcia a member of the state employees' retirement system and the Framingham retirement system.
  • Public Service.
  • Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Service

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-14 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 04/14/2026 from 02:00 PM-02:20 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  2. 2026-04-07 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 04/14/2026 from 02:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2026-04-02 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 04/14/2026 from 02:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2026-03-23 Senate

    Senate concurred

  5. 2026-03-19 House

    Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service

  6. 2026-01-27 House

    Referred to the committee on House Rules

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to retirement benefits for Suzanne Garcia a member of the state employee’s retirement system and the Framingham retirement system
By Representative Lewis of Framingham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Jack Patrick Lewis relative to retirement benefits for Suzanne Garcia a member of the state employees' retirement system and the Framingham retirement system. Public Service.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Public Service

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Bill H.5297

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, Suzanne Garcia, a member of the state employees’ retirement system for service rendered prior to April 2, 2012 and a member of the Framingham retirement system for service beginning after April 2, 2012, may, for purposes of paragraph (a) of subdivision (2) of section 5 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, elect to receive a retirement allowance consisting of pro-rated benefits based upon the percentage of total years of service that Suzanne Garcia rendered in each group to which Suzanne Garcia was classified, despite not being an active member of either retirement system as of April 2, 2012. The pro-rated benefits shall be calculated in a manner prescribed by the public employee retirement administration commission as required under said paragraph (a) of said subdivision (2) of said section 5 of said chapter 32.

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