# Massachusetts S 1799: An Act relative to providing fairness and equity in the retirement benefits of employees of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, sewer departments, sewer districts, water and sewer departments and districts, and wastewater facilities

Massachusetts S 1799, An Act relative to providing fairness and equity in the retirement benefits of employees of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, sewer departments, sewer districts, water and sewer departments and districts, and wastewater facilities, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Nick Collins (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-12-04 (Accompanied a study order, see S2786) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 1799
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to providing fairness and equity in the retirement benefits of employees of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, sewer departments, sewer districts, water and sewer departments and districts, and wastewater facilities
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-12-04, Accompanied a study order, see S2786
- Sponsor: Nick Collins (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Public Service
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nick Collins (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-12-04: Accompanied a study order, see S2786 (Senate)
- 2025-09-22: 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> (legislature)
- 2025-09-11: Hearing scheduled for 09/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: House concurred (House)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Public Service (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1799.pdf)

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- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town o… (passed house)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1799.pdf)

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- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S1799-194 (as of 2026-11-01).