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S1866 • 2025

An Act clarifying Group 4 retirement classification eligibility for utility maintenance workers

An Act clarifying Group 4 retirement classification eligibility for utility maintenance workers

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Sponsor
Barry R. Finegold
Last action
2026-03-19
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see S3020
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act clarifying Group 4 retirement classification eligibility for utility maintenance workers

An Act clarifying Group 4 retirement classification eligibility for utility maintenance workers By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act clarifying Group 4 retirement classification eligibility for utility maintenance workers By Mr.
  • Finegold, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 1866) of Barry R.
  • Finegold for legislation to clarify Group 4 retirement classification eligibility for utility maintenance workers.

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  • 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. 2026-03-19 Senate

    Accompanied a study order, see S3020

  2. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Tuesday March 17, 2026

  3. 2025-10-06 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:30 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  4. 2025-09-25 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act clarifying Group 4 retirement classification eligibility for utility maintenance workers
By Mr. Finegold, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1866) of Barry R. Finegold for legislation to clarify Group 4 retirement classification eligibility for utility maintenance workers. Public Service.

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Bill S.1866

SECTION 1. Subsection (2) of section 3 of chapter 32, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in the definition of Group 4 in paragraph (g) by striking out the words “employees of a municipal gas or electric generating or distribution plant who are employed as linemen, electric switchboard operators, electric maintenance men, steam engineers, boiler operators, firemen, oilers, mechanical maintenance men, and supervisors of said employees who shall include managers and assistant managers” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-

employees of a municipal gas or electric generating or distribution plant who are employed as linemen or line workers, electric switchboard operators, electric maintenance workers, substation technicians, meter installers, steam engineers, boiler operators, firemen or firefighters, oilers, mechanical maintenance workers and supervisors of said employees who shall include managers and assistant managers.

SECTION 2. Section 1 shall take effect upon enactment.

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