MassachusettsWorcester retirement advisory council would need 17 members to conduct business
The Worcester retirement advisory council would need 17 members present to conduct business, including the retirement board and council chairs or their permitted acting replacements.
What it does
The Worcester retirement advisory council would need 17 members to conduct business, including the retirement board chair and council chair. Acting chairs could fill those roles when needed.
Argument forA clear attendance rule could help council members know when they can conduct business, while ensuring both bodies’ leaders participate.
Argument againstRequiring 17 members and both leadership roles could delay council business when too few members or required leaders can attend.
More detail
The advisory council would need 17 members present to conduct business. The rule would apply to the Worcester Regional Retirement System Board Advisory Council. The 17 members must include the retirement board chair and the advisory council chair. An acting chair may fill either role when its chair is absent, cannot participate, or the position is vacant. The rule would take effect upon passage into law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Nov 2Enacted and laid before the GovernorLatest
- Oct 21EnactedBecame Law
- Oct 19Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossedPassed 2nd Chamber
- Oct 19Rules suspended
- Oct 19Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- Apr 30Read; and referred to the committee on Senate RulesMinor
- Apr 27Read third and passed to be engrossedPassed 1st Chamber
- Feb 17Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 17Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Jan 20Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and SchedulingMinor
- 2025
- Sep 22Hearing rescheduled to 09/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-03:10 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
- Sep 11Hearing scheduled for 09/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- Feb 27Senate concurred
- Feb 27Referred to the committee on Public ServiceIntroduced
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