SENATE DOCKET, NO. 890        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1403

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kenneth J. Donnelly

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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 bill:

An Act relative to line of duty death benefits.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Kenneth J. Donnelly

Fourth Middlesex

 

Eric P. Lesser

First Hampden and Hampshire

 

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/30/2017

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/31/2017

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/31/2017

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/31/2017

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/1/2017

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

2/2/2017

James T. Welch

Hampden

2/2/2017

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/3/2017

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

2/3/2017

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

2/3/2017

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

2/3/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 890        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1403

By Mr. Donnelly, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1403) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, Eric P. Lesser, Shawn Dooley, Patrick M. O'Connor and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to line of duty death benefits.  Public Service.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act relative to line of duty death benefits.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 100A of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “death”, in line 12, the following words:- ; provided that, the words “killed in the line of duty” shall include any public safety employee, as defined in this subsection, whose death is self-inflicted and a licensed mental health professional, as defined in section 1 of chapter 123, establishes that the death was the direct result of exposure to a traumatic event or set of events in the course of the employee’s active duty service.