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S1859 • 2025

An Act relative to the amendment of M.G.L. c.32, section 4(2)(b) and 4(2)(c), solely as they relate to the calculation of Walter L. Guertin's pension

An Act relative to the amendment of M.G.L. c.32, section 4(2)(b) and 4(2)(c), solely as they relate to the calculation of Walter L. Guertin's pension

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Paul R. Feeney
Last action
2026-05-08
Official status
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 73 of the Acts of 2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the amendment of M.G.L. c.32, section 4(2)(b) and 4(2)(c), solely as they relate to the calculation of Walter L. Guertin's pension

An Act relative to the amendment of M.G.L.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the amendment of M.G.L.
  • c.32, section 4(2)(b) and 4(2)(c), solely as they relate to the calculation of Walter L.
  • Guertin's pension By Mr.
  • Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-08 Executive

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 73 of the Acts of 2026

  2. 2026-04-30 Senate

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

  3. 2026-04-28 House

    Enacted

  4. 2026-04-27 Senate

    Rules suspended

  5. 2026-04-27 Senate

    Senate concurred in the House amendment

  6. 2026-04-02 House

    Read third, amended by substitution of a new text ( H5331 ) and passed to be engrossed

  7. 2025-10-27 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  8. 2025-10-27 House

    Rules suspended

  9. 2025-10-27 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  10. 2025-10-02 House

    Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  11. 2025-09-29 Senate

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  12. 2025-09-29 Senate

    Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

  13. 2025-07-31 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  14. 2025-05-01 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  15. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  16. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the amendment of M.G.L. c.32, section 4(2)(b) and 4(2)(c), solely as they relate to the calculation of Walter L. Guertin's pension
By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1859) of Paul R. Feeney (with approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation relative to the calculation of the pension of Walter L. Guertin. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.1859

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 4(2)(b) and 4(2)(c) of chapter 32 or any other general or special law to the contrary, Walter Guertin shall receive a retirement allowance based upon the thirty-two years of creditable service calculated by the Attleboro Retirement Board as of the date of his retirement, November 17, 2017.

SECTION 2. This act shall apply as of November 17, 2017, and the Attleboro Retirement Board shall pay to Walter Guertin any amounts owed between the date of retirement and the passage of this act. Said retirement allowance shall be subject to the provisions of section 103 of chapter 32.

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