HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 550        FILED ON: 1/11/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2325

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul McMurtry

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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:

Date Added:

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/11/2019

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

1/28/2019

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/28/2019

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

1/28/2019

Paul F. Tucker

7th Essex

1/28/2019

William J. Driscoll, Jr.

7th Norfolk

1/28/2019

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Paul R. Feeney

Bristol and Norfolk

1/31/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/1/2019

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 550        FILED ON: 1/11/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2325

By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2325) of Paul McMurtry and others relative to public safety line of duty benefits.  Public Service.

 

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 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.”