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S1868 • 2025

An Act relative to Option (d) beneficiaries

An Act relative to Option (d) beneficiaries

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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

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to Option (d) beneficiaries

An Act relative to Option (d) beneficiaries By Ms.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to Option (d) beneficiaries By Ms.
  • Friedman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 1868) of Cindy F.
  • Friedman for legislation relative to Option (d) beneficiaries.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-08 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  2. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Tuesday March 17, 2026

  3. 2025-06-20 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/25/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to Option (d) beneficiaries
By Ms. Friedman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1868) of Cindy F. Friedman for legislation relative to Option (d) beneficiaries. Public Service.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.1868

Section 12 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the paragraph, in lines 154 to 160, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

Option (d), Member Survivor Allowance. At any time a member, upon his written notice on a prescribed form filed with the board prior to his or her death, may nominate one or more eligible beneficiaries as set forth under option (c) of this section, who if such member dies before being retired shall receive a portion, as specified on said form, of the yearly amount of the option (c) allowance to which such member would have been entitled had his retirement taken place on the date of his death; provided that, in the event that multiple beneficiaries are nominated, the benefit will be calculated using the youngest beneficiary’s age at the time of the member’s death; provided further, that upon the death of a beneficiary, said beneficiary’s portion shall be divided evenly among surviving beneficiaries.

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