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Feeney files bill to add probation and court officers to Group 4 retirement classification
Summary
Paul R. Feeney filed Senate bill No. 1846 on Jan. 17, 2025, proposing to amend Section 3 of Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws to add specified probation and court officer titles to Group 4 of the state's contributory retirement system for public employees.
Paul R. Feeney of the Bristol and Norfolk district filed Senate bill No. 1846 on Jan. 17, 2025, to amend Section 3 of Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws by adding specific probation and court officer titles to Group 4 of the contributory retirement system for public employees.
The bill would insert a list of positions into Section 3, line 327, to explicitly include “associate probation officers, probation officer, assistance chief probation officer, senior community corrections probation officer, and day reporting center probation officer, first assistant chief probation officer, court officer I, court officer II, court officer III, assistant and chief court officer, associate court officer, and court officer-in-charge.”
The measure was submitted to the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court (2025–2026) and is listed in the Senate docket as No. 2069, Senate No. 1846. The filing cites the 2022 Official Edition of the General Laws as the text to be amended and notes similar matter filed in the previous session (Senate No. 1660 of 2023–2024).
The text of the bill limits its change to statutory classification language: it proposes to modify the statutory list of employees included in Group 4 of the contributory retirement system. The filing itself does not record any committee referral, public testimony, votes, or administrative implementation steps; further consideration and any changes would occur through the Legislature’s regular process.
Docket and bill details, including the exact list of titles to be added to Section 3 of Chapter 32, appear in the Senate filing and the official bill text filed on Jan. 17, 2025.
