S1897 • 2025

An Act amending credible service of the State Staff

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Sponsor: Jacob R. Oliveira
Last action: 2026-04-09
Official status: Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act amending credible service of the State Staff

An Act amending credible service of the State Staff By Mr.

What This Bill Does

An Act amending credible service of the State Staff By Mr.
Oliveira, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
1897) of Jacob R.
Oliveira for legislation to amend credible service for a veteran who also served as a member of the State Staff.

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Bill History

2026-04-09 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
2025-09-08 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 09/15/2025 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 amending credible service of the State Staff
By Mr. Oliveira, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1897) of Jacob R. Oliveira for legislation to amend credible service for a veteran who also served as a member of the State Staff. Public Service.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill S.1897

Part 1 – Title IV – Chapter 32 – Section 4 is hereby amended by inserting the following at the end of the 14th paragraph: "For the purpose of determining regular annual compensation for retirement, a veteran, who has also served as a member of the State Staff for the previous 3 years, as defined in Chapter 33, Section 15, shall be entitled to provide makeup payments, for the amount of wages that had been characterized as a housing or subsistence allowance for each year of creditable service where such allowance was not included as part of regular annual compensation contribution, of an amount equal to the ten percent of such housing or subsistence allowance that was then not included in the veteran’s compensation calculation."

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