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MA S722

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Salvatore DiDomenico

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Origin

Senate

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Creates the Massachusetts Secure Choice Savings Program, an automatic enrollment payroll deduction IRA for private-sector employees whose employers do not offer retirement plans
  • Applies to employers with 5 or more employees who have been in business at least 2 years and have not offered a qualified retirement plan in the preceding 2 years
  • Establishes a 7-member Massachusetts Secure Choice Savings Board, chaired by the State Treasurer, to administer the program and manage investments
  • Employees are automatically enrolled but may opt out; contributions default to a Board-set rate with a life-cycle target-date fund as the default investment option
  • Imposes penalties of $250 per employee per year for employers who fail to enroll eligible employees, increasing to $500 per year after initial penalty assessment

Legislative Description

To encourage retirement planning

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2987

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Financial Services2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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