H2917
An Act relative to employees of the Dedham Westwood Water District
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Bill overview
This bill addresses the process by which employees of the Dedham Westwood Water District can ‘buy back’ creditable service hours earned in their retirement system. Currently, there may be limitations on how much service an employee can purchase. The bill aims to further regulate this process, providing more clarity and potentially expanding options for these employees to accumulate retirement benefits.
Key provisions
- Regulates the buy-back of creditable service in the Dedham Westwood Water District retirement system.
- Provides further regulation of the process for employees to purchase service.
- Addresses the creditable service earned by employees of the Dedham Westwood Water District.
- Specifically focuses on the Dedham Westwood Water District employees.
Who is affected
- Employees of the Dedham Westwood Water District
- Retirement system members of the Dedham Westwood Water District
Notable changes
- The bill clarifies and regulates the existing process for employees to purchase creditable service.
- It potentially expands options for employees to accumulate retirement benefits.
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Bill H.2917 194th (Current)
An Act relative to employees of the Dedham Westwood Water District
By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2917) of Paul McMurtry for legislation to further regulate the buy back of creditable service in the retirement system of Norfolk County by certain Dedham-Westwood Water District employees. Public Service.
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Presenter: Paul McMurtry
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Bill History
Displaying 11 actions for Bill H.2917
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Public Service |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 5/8/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 |
| 8/25/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 9/18/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 9/18/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 9/18/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 11/5/2025 | House | Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed |
| 4/30/2026 | Senate | Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
| 5/4/2026 | House | Enacted |
| 5/4/2026 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
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