SENATE DOCKET, NO. 199        FILED ON: 1/10/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1586

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bruce E. Tarr

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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 protecting volunteer law enforcement.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

 

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

2/1/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 199        FILED ON: 1/10/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1586

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1586) of Bruce E. Tarr and David F. DeCoste for legislation to protect volunteer law enforcement.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1466 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 protecting volunteer law enforcement.

 

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 89E of chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, in line 9, after the figure “152,”, the following words:- “or an auxiliary, intermittent, special, part-time or reserve police officer or volunteer deputy sheriff,”

SECTION 2. Section 89E of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended, in subsection (d) of clause 3, by inserting, in line 70, after the word “officer”, the following words:- “or volunteer deputy sheriff”