S1867 • 2025

An Act relative to the annual allowance for certain survivors of public retirees and employees

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Sponsor: Cindy F. Friedman
Last action: 2026-04-08
Official status: Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to the annual allowance for certain survivors of public retirees and employees

An Act relative to the annual allowance for certain survivors of public retirees and employees By Ms.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to the annual allowance for certain survivors of public retirees and employees By Ms.
Friedman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
1867) of Cindy F.
Friedman for legislation relative to the annual allowance for certain survivors of public retirees and employees.

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Bill History

2026-04-08 Senate
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2026-01-15 Senate
Reporting date extended to Tuesday March 17, 2026
2025-06-20 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 06/25/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
2025-02-27 Senate
Referred to the committee on Public Service
2025-02-27 House
House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the annual allowance for certain survivors of public retirees and employees
By Ms. Friedman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1867) of Cindy F. Friedman for legislation relative to the annual allowance for certain survivors of public retirees and employees. Public Service.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill S.1867

SECTION 1. Option (d) of section 12 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 233, the words “or $500” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , $500 or $750.

SECTION 2. Said option (d) of said section 12 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “commission.”, in line 258, the following paragraph:-

Beginning July 1, 2025, the normal monthly member-survivor allowance provided for under this option to a spouse of a deceased member shall not be less than $750 for members of the state teachers’ and state employees’ retirement system. The provisions of this paragraph shall take effect for the members of a retirement system of any other political subdivision by a majority vote of the board of such system and by the local legislative body. For the purpose of this paragraph, local legislative body shall mean a town meeting for a town system, the city council subject to the provisions of its charter for a city system, the county retirement board advisory council for a county system, the regional retirement board advisory council for a regional system, the district members for a district system and the governing body of an authority for an authority system. Acceptance shall be deemed to have occurred upon the filing of a certification of such vote with the commission.

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