SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1691        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1462

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael F. Rush

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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 public safety line of duty benefits.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Michael F. Rush

Norfolk and Suffolk

 

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

2/2/2017

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

2/3/2017

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/7/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1691        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1462

By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1462) of Michael F. Rush, Patricia A. Haddad, David F. DeCoste and Paul McMurtry for legislation relative to public safety line of duty benefits.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1428 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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An Act relative to public safety line of duty 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. Subsection (c) of section 100A of chapter 32, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 15, the words “and who is not subject to chapter 152”, and inserting at the end of said subsection the following sentence:- “The family of a deceased public safety employee, who is subject to chapter 152, shall have the option to receive either the killed in the line of duty benefit or to receive benefits pursuant to chapter 152.”