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Read. Follow. Verify.Massachusetts authorizes automatic enrollment in state and local deferred compensation plans and adds treasury program staff to retirement system
Last action · December 4, 2025: Accompanied a study order, see S2786Sponsor: Joan Lovely
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What This Bill Would Do
The state treasurer and local governmental bodies are permitted to implement automatic enrollment for new employees in s without requiring prior employee authorization. The legislation designates certain deferred compensation program treasury employees as members of the state employees' retirement system and changes terminology from independent contractors to contracted employees.
New state and local government hires may have retirement contributions automatically deducted from their paychecks unless they actively opt out within a designated timeframe.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
new employees of the commonwealth
New state employees hired on or after June 1, 2022, may be subject to automatic enrollment in the deferred compensation program.
treasury employees working on the deferred compensation program
Treasury employees whose compensation is sourced from the deferred compensation program become members of the Massachusetts state employees' retirement system.
new employees of a governmental body
New employees hired on or after June 1, 2024, may be automatically enrolled if their employing governmental body elects to implement the feature.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Will existing public employees be automatically enrolled in the deferred compensation program?
Can an employee stop participating after being automatically enrolled?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- Dec 4, 2025SenateAccompanied a study order, see S2786
- Apr 10, 2025JointHearing scheduled for 04/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1
- Feb 27, 2025HouseHouse concurred
- Feb 27, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Service
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Shift to Opt-Out Retirement Models for Public Employees
The measure introduces automatic enrollment exceptions to traditional wage deduction laws, moving from opt-in to opt-out structures for new public sector hires.
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Sources
malegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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