SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1967        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1494

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Brendan P. Crighton

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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 injury disability application for firefighters.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

 

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/30/2019

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/1/2019

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

2/1/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/6/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1967        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1494

By Mr. Crighton, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1494) of Brendan P. Crighton, Patrick M. O'Connor, Sal N. DiDomenico, Diana DiZoglio and others for legislation relative to injury disability application for firefighters.  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 injury disability application for firefighters.

 

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 7 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 26, after the word “occurrence” the following words:-

or in the case of first responders that the disabling condition was diagnosed within two years prior to filing of such application.