HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 331        FILED ON: 1/10/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2134

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Thomas M. Stanley

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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:

Date Added:

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/10/2019

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

1/31/2019

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/11/2019

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

2/1/2019

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

1/10/2019

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

1/30/2019

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

1/29/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/24/2019

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/11/2019

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/10/2019

Richard M. Haggerty

30th Middlesex

1/16/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

1/10/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/28/2019

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

1/12/2019

Kathleen R. LaNatra

12th Plymouth

1/31/2019

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

1/31/2019

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

1/30/2019

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/30/2019

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

1/31/2019

Rady Mom

18th Middlesex

1/30/2019

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

1/30/2019

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

1/31/2019

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/30/2019

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/24/2019

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

1/25/2019

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

1/29/2019

Michael F. Rush

Norfolk and Suffolk

2/1/2019

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

1/28/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

2/1/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/25/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 331        FILED ON: 1/10/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2134

By Mr. Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 2134) of Thomas M. Stanley and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to the use of manufactured wood products and light weight wood frame truss assemblies, so-called.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1268 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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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, 2021.