HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3990        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2442

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David F. DeCoste

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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 Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

2/19/2021

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

2/24/2021

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/25/2021

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

3/16/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3990        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2442

By Mr. DeCoste of Norwell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2442) of David F. DeCoste and others relative to the carrying of concealed weapons by corrections officers and Department of Public Safety officers.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2049 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 131 of chapter 140, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by appending the following section (131R)

For the purposes of Public Law No: 108-277 (Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act or LEOSA) all current and retired Massachusetts corrections officers and Massachusetts department of public safety officers shall qualify without exception unless explicitly disqualified by the provisions within LEOSA.