HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2034 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2276
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Richard M. Haggerty
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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 and survivor benefits.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Richard M. Haggerty | 30th Middlesex | 1/16/2019 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 2/1/2019 |
Jennifer E. Benson | 37th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. | 5th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
David Biele | 4th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 1/30/2019 |
Shawn Dooley | 9th Norfolk | 1/24/2019 |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex | 1/25/2019 |
Christopher Hendricks | 11th Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
Patrick Joseph Kearney | 4th Plymouth | 2/1/2019 |
Kathleen R. LaNatra | 12th Plymouth | 1/31/2019 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 1/28/2019 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 1/30/2019 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 1/24/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2034 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2276
By Mr. Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2276) of Richard M. Haggerty and others relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits for police officers and firefighters. Public Service. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1373 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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An Act relative to line-of-duty death and survivor 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 Generals Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the figures “$150,000” in line 8, inserting in place thereof the figure “$250,000”; and in said section by striking the figures “$150,000” in line 21, inserting in place thereof the figure “$250,000”; and in said section by striking the figures “$150,000” in line 31, inserting in place thereof the figure “$250,000”; and in said section by striking the figures “$150,000” in line 32, inserting in place thereof the figure “$250,000”
SECTION 2. Section 100 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “death”, in line 22, the following words:- provided, however, that for the purpose of any payment on or after December 1, 2010 the term amount of pension shall in no case be less than the full salary payable to a police officer in the next grade-step (in the case of a deceased police officer) or a firefighter in the next grade-step (in the case of a deceased firefighter) while employed by a department or uniformed force on the date of such employee's death. Provided further that for the purpose of any payment on or after December 1, 2010, the term amount of pension shall in no case be less than the earnings that would have been payable to a police superior officer were he or she in the next grade-step of a supervisory position (in the case of a police superior officer deceased on or after December 1, 2010 who had been appointed to and was serving in such a supervisory position) or payable to a fire officer were he or she in the next grade-step of a supervisory position (in the case of a fire officer deceased on or after December 1, 2010 who had been appointed to and was serving in such a supervisory position) employed by a department or uniformed force on the date of such employee's death.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.