SENATE DOCKET, NO. 653        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1281

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael D. Brady

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying resolve:

Resolve providing for investigating construction practices and their impact on firefighter deaths.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

 

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/25/2017

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex

1/27/2017

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/1/2017

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

2/3/2017

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/3/2017

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

2/3/2017

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

7/31/2017

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

8/21/2017

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

9/11/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 653        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1281

By Mr. Brady, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 1281) of Michael D. Brady, Louis L. Kafka, Diana DiZoglio, Michelle M. DuBois and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide for investigating construction practices and their impact on firefighter deaths.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1278 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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Resolve providing for investigating construction practices and their impact on firefighter deaths.

 

Resolved, That notwithstanding any General or Special Law to the contrary there is hereby established a Special Commission to investigate and make recommendations to the General Court concerning the use of manufactured wood products and light weight wood frame truss assemblies so called.  Such investigation shall study the inordinate number of firefighter deaths and injuries in this construction type, the impact these type building products will have on fire insurance rates in the Commonwealth, whether full disclosure to home buyers detailing the fire resistive qualities of these products compared to dimension lumber construction should be mandated and what steps should be taken to mitigate any problems associated with these products.

Said Committee shall comprise three members of the Senate, three members of the House of Representatives, a representative of the Executive Office of Public Safety, a representative of the Massachusetts Fire Chiefs Association, and a representative of the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts.

Said Committee shall report its findings to the General Court no later than January 1, 2019.