An Act relative to retirement reporting
HD 3314 amends a Massachusetts law to clarify the reporting process when a retirement system member faces a conviction that could lead to loss of pension benefits. It requires the attorney general or district attorney to immediately notify the retirement commission upon learning of such a conviction, but the commission cannot automatically forward the information to the member's retirement board or employer. Instead, the commission must first determine if the conviction legally requires forfeiture of benefits under existing laws (specifically Chapters 30, 32, or 268A), and only then direct the retirement board to take action. This bill directly affects public employees in retirement systems whose convictions might trigger pension forfeiture, while streamlining the notification process between prosecutors and retirement authorities.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Last action Jan 29, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Day
DDemocratic
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