# Massachusetts S 1876: An Act relative to the retirement classification of certain employees of the city of Beverly

Massachusetts S 1876, An Act relative to the retirement classification of certain employees of the city of Beverly, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Joan B. Lovely (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-10-05 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 233 of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 1876
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to the retirement classification of certain employees of the city of Beverly
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-10-05, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 233 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: Joan B. Lovely (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Service, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (4 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Group 2 retirement for Beverly alarm operators: benefit, high. Beverly's retirement board must give Group 2 retirement status to city fire alarm operators hired on or before January 26, 2006. These employees remain covered after transferring to the city's public safety telecommunicator job, also called joint civilian dispatcher. This requirement overrides conf…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joan B. Lovely (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-17 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to pass | pass | 4 | 0 | 2 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-10-05: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 233 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-09-28: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-09-28: Enacted (House)
- 2026-09-24: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-07-30: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-07-30: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-07-30: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-07-20: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-07-16: Read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Reporting date extended to Tuesday March 17, 2026 (Senate)
- 2025-10-06: Hearing rescheduled to 10/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:30 PM in A-1 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span> (legislature)
- 2025-09-25: Hearing scheduled for 10/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: House concurred (House)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Public Service (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chapter 233 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-10-05: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1876.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 233 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1876.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S1876-194 (as of 2026-11-01).