Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H2960: An Act relative to non-Commonwealth entities
Status: Failed, March 30, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Subdivision 4 of section 28 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (c) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph (c):- (c) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, each district, non-commonwealth governmental unit, or educational collaborative as authorized by the provisions of section four E of chapter forty, the employees of which have become, or which become members of the state employees’ retirement system under the provisions of this subdivision or any other previous act, shall remit to the state board of retirement as the employer's normal cost as determined by the actuary, of benefits earned during each year by such employees who are members of the state employees’ retirement system. The actuary shall determine such cost as a percentage of the payroll of the district, non-commonwealth entity or collaborative for such employees based upon the most recent actuarial valuation of the state retirement system. The actuary may consider factors including types of governmental unit, employee demographic information, and employee group classification to help in the determination of said percentage. Said cost shall be paid monthly and deposited in the pension reserve fund of the state employees' retirement system. The actuary shall review the percentage determined in this paragraph at …
Sponsors
- Margaret Scarsdale (D) · primary sponsor
- Jonathan Zlotnik (D, 2nd Worcester)
- James Arciero (D, 2nd Middlesex)
- James Arena-DeRosa (D)
- Kennedy, Edward J. (D, First Middlesex)
- Meghan Kilcoyne (D, 12th Worcester)
- Michael Kushmerek (D, 3rd Worcester)
- John Cronin (D, Worcester and Middlesex)
- Danillo Sena (D)
- James Eldridge (D, Middlesex and Worcester)
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order, see H5312 (under House Rule 27)
- : Hearing rescheduled to 09/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-03:10 PM in A-2 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span>
- : Hearing scheduled for 09/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Public Service
- : Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order
Common questions
- What is H2960?
- H2960 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to non-Commonwealth entities.
- What is the status of H2960?
- Failed as of March 30, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H5312 (under House Rule 27) (March 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored H2960?
- Margaret Scarsdale (D), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H2960?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2960
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