HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4834
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, July 10, 2024.
The committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred the petition
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 972) of Barry R. Finegold, Vanna
Howard, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Marc R. Pacheco and others for
legislation relative to retirement reporting and the petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 1445) of Michael S. Day relative to retirement
reporting, reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No.
4834) ought to pass.
For the committee,
MICHAEL S. DAY.
 FILED ON: 6/28/2024
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4834
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to retirement reporting.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 15 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
2 is hereby amended by striking out subpart (5) and inserting in place thereof the following
3 subpart: -
4 (5) If the attorney general or district attorney becomes aware of a final conviction of a
5 member of a retirement system under circumstances which may require forfeiture of the
6 member’s rights to a pension, retirement allowance or return of accumulated total deductions
7 pursuant to this chapter, sections 58 or 59 of chapter 30 or section 25 of chapter 268A, the
8 attorney general or district attorney shall immediately notify the commission of such conviction;
9 provided, however, that the commission shall not report such conviction to the member’s
10 retirement board or employer unless the commission: (i) has determined that the conviction
11 requires forfeiture of that member’s rights to a pension, retirement allowance or return of
12 accumulated total deductions pursuant to this chapter, sections 58 or 59 of chapter 30 or section
13 25 of chapter 268A; and (ii) is directing that member’s retirement board or employer to take
14 action to effectuate such forfeiture.
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