SENATE DOCKET, NO. 719 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1475
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James E. Timilty
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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 the sanctity of collective bargaining.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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James E. Timilty | Bristol and Norfolk |
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Shaunna L. O'Connell | 3rd Bristol | 1/24/2017 |
Diana DiZoglio | 14th Essex | 1/24/2017 |
John H. Rogers | 12th Norfolk | 1/25/2017 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 1/25/2017 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 1/25/2017 |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol | 1/25/2017 |
Donald F. Humason, Jr. | Second Hampden and Hampshire | 1/25/2017 |
Michael F. Rush | Norfolk and Suffolk | 1/26/2017 |
James M. Cantwell | 4th Plymouth | 1/26/2017 |
Richard J. Ross | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 1/27/2017 |
Jennifer L. Flanagan | Worcester and Middlesex | 1/27/2017 |
Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth | 1/31/2017 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | 1/31/2017 |
Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex | 1/31/2017 |
James T. Welch | Hampden | 2/1/2017 |
Thomas M. McGee | Third Essex | 2/1/2017 |
Barbara A. L'Italien | Second Essex and Middlesex | 2/2/2017 |
James M. Murphy | 4th Norfolk | 2/2/2017 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 2/3/2017 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
Joseph A. Boncore | First Suffolk and Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | 2/3/2017 |
Juana B. Matias | 16th Essex | 3/23/2017 |
Kathleen O'Connor Ives | First Essex | 5/3/2017 |
Michael D. Brady | Second Plymouth and Bristol | 5/3/2017 |
Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex | 5/3/2017 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 719 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1475
By Mr. Timilty, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1475) of James E. Timilty, Shaunna L. O'Connell, Diana DiZoglio, John H. Rogers and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the sanctity of collective bargaining. Public Service. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1440 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 the sanctity of collective bargaining.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 7(d) of chapter 150E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (q), the following new subsection:-
“(r) sections one through thirty-one, inclusive, of chapter twenty-two C; provided, however, that any provision of the collective bargaining agreement entered into pursuant to chapter 150E by the Commonwealth and the employee organization representing the bargaining unit of the non-commissioned officers of the department of state police which conflicts with any provision of chapter twenty-two C can be suspended in the event of and only for the duration of an emergency which requires such suspension. For purposes of the sub-section, an emergency is defined as a condition in which the safety of the public is in imminent danger, such as a threat to life or health or where immediate law enforcement intervention is required to maintain or restore such public safety.”