Massachusetts · Bill 1908 · 194th General Court

An Act increasing the cap on outside income for public pension recipients

S 1908 Sponsored by Michael F. Rush In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1908) of Michael F. Rush, Michael J. Soter, Steven George Xiarhos and Nick Collins for legislation to increase the cap on outside income for public pension recipients. Public Service.

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Service · Joint Committee on Public Service
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing rescheduled to 07/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on Public Service
  4. SenateReporting date extended to Tuesday March 17, 2026
  5. CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means · Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 17, 2026 Joint Committee on Public Service Committee report: Favorable (Ought to pass)
Members

Yes · 4

Other · 2

 4–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

All 8 cosponsors

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.