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Bill filed to extend retirement rights to certain Plymouth County employees
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Summary
A bill filed Jan. 10 in the Massachusetts House would amend a 1953 act to extend retirement protections that currently mention Barnstable County to employees of Plymouth County; the measure was filed by Reps. Kenneth P. Sweezey and Patrick J. Kearney and referred to the House Committee on Public Service.
A bill filed Jan. 10, 2025, in the Massachusetts House of Representatives would amend an existing 1953 act to extend retirement protections to certain employees of Plymouth County.
Rep. Kenneth P. Sweezey, a Duxbury Republican, and Rep. Patrick J. Kearney of Scituate filed House No. 2975, titled “An Act further regulating the retirement rights of certain employees.” The bill would amend Section 2A of chapter 124 of the Acts of 1953, as inserted by chapter 260 of the acts of 1987, by inserting after the words “assistant criminal identification officer employed by the county of Barnstable” the words “or the county of Plymouth.”
The bill lists additional petitioners and filing dates in the House docket, including Reps. Norman J. Orrall (12th Bristol), Michelle L. Badger (1st Plymouth), Steven S. Howitt (4th Bristol), Mark D. Sylvia (10th Bristol), David F. DeCoste (5th Plymouth), Kathleen R. LaNatra (12th Plymouth), Dennis C. Gallagher (8th Plymouth), Steven George Xiarhos (5th Barnstable), Richard G. Wells Jr. (7th Norfolk), and Michael D. Brady (Second Plymouth and Norfolk), with dates in mid- to late January 2025 recorded in the docket.
The filing document includes a cross-reference noting similar matter filed in the previous legislative session (House No. 2493 of 2023–2024). The House docket entry indicates the bill is before the Committee on Public Service; the filing packet does not include a fiscal note, specific implementing regulations, or a detailed list of all job titles beyond the statutory phrase it would extend.
Because the text explicitly inserts language after the phrase naming an “assistant criminal identification officer employed by the county of Barnstable,” the effect described in the filing is limited to adding the county of Plymouth to that same clause in Section 2A. The filing itself does not specify whether additional job classifications beyond that phrase are intended to be affected, nor does it include estimated costs or the committee schedule. The bill must be considered and reported by the Committee on Public Service and then pass both legislative chambers and be signed by the governor to take effect.
No votes or formal committee actions are recorded in the filing; the docket entry is a legislative filing and referral rather than a final decision.