Rep. Tackey Chan files bill to eliminate Group 1 and move members into Group 2 of state public-employee retirement system

Representative Tackey Chan of Quincy filed House Bill No. 2783 with the House clerk on Jan. 10, 2025, proposing to eliminate the statutory definition of Group 1 in the contributory public-employee retirement system and reclassify persons currently in Group 1 as members of Group 2. The filing names David Holway of the National Association of Government Employees as a petitioner.

The bill amends Section 3 of Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws (Official Edition, 2022) by removing the definition of Group 1 and adding language to Group 2 that, after the word "hospital" in line 283 of the codified text, would define Group 2 to include "Officials and general employees including clerical, administrative, and technical workers, laborers, mechanics, and all others not otherwise classified." The bill text is included in the filing and cites the existing statutory location it would change.

The filing document notes that similar legislation was filed in the prior session (House No. 2471 of 2023–2024). The submitted text is a petition and bill; the filing record in this document does not show any committee referral, legislative action, vote, or fiscal analysis. Any change to retirement classifications in Chapter 32 would require further action by the General Court and any implementing steps that the Legislature or relevant retirement boards may prescribe.

The measure, if enacted, would affect employees currently classified under Group 1 by moving them to the statutory definition of Group 2 as set out in the proposed amendment. The filing does not include fiscal estimates, an effective date, a list of affected agencies, or implementation details; those details are not specified in the document provided.

The bill text and petitioners are part of the public filing on Jan. 10, 2025; no further legislative steps are recorded in this filing.