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Chan files bill to add co‑generation engineers, steam firemen to Group 4 of state retirement system
Summary
Representative Tackey Chan of Quincy filed House Bill No. 2774 on Jan. 10, 2025, proposing to amend the statutory definition of Group 4 in the Commonwealth’s contributory retirement system to include employees working as co‑generation steam firemen and engineers.
Representative Tackey Chan of Quincy filed House Bill No. 2774 on Jan. 10, 2025, proposing to amend the statutory definition of Group 4 in the Commonwealth’s contributory retirement system to include employees working as co‑generation steam firemen and engineers.
The bill, titled “An Act relative to the definition of Group 4 of the retirement system,” would add to the Group 4 definition in chapter 32, section 3, paragraph (2), subparagraph (g) employees “who are employed as steam fireman/co‑generation, third class engineer/co‑generation, second class engineer/co‑generation, first class engineer/co‑generation and chief engineer/co‑generation.” The filing lists David Holway of the National Association of Government Employees, 159 Burgin Parkway, Quincy, as a petitioner alongside Chan.
The change addressed in the filing would alter which employees are listed under Group 4 of the state’s contributory retirement system, according to the bill language. The filing itself does not include fiscal notes, an effective date, or a committee referral; the document notes similar matter was filed in the prior legislative session as House No. 2474 of 2023–2024.
House Bill No. 2774 was presented to the General Court on Jan. 10, 2025. The filing does not record any votes, committee assignments, or legislative action beyond the submission of the petition and bill text.
Details specified in the filing are limited to the statutory language that would be added; the bill does not describe projected budgetary impact, changes to contribution rates, benefit formulas, or implementation mechanics. Any changes to retirement benefits, employer or employee contribution rates, or administration of the retirement system would depend on later legislative or administrative steps not included in the filing.
Background: Group 4 is a classification within Massachusetts’ contributory retirement statutes (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32 § 3) that lists certain public‑employee job titles and categories for determining membership in the state retirement system. The bill text references that statutory section and proposes expanding the list to include the specified co‑generation positions.
Next steps are not specified in the filing; the petition text alone does not indicate committee referral or fiscal analysis.
