HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1810        FILED ON: 2/11/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2562

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David Biele

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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 firefighter retirement benefits.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

David Biele

4th Suffolk

2/11/2021

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

2/26/2021

Carlos González

10th Hampden

2/26/2021

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/24/2021

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/23/2021

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

2/19/2021

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/26/2021

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/26/2021

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

3/11/2021

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

3/11/2021

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

3/23/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1810        FILED ON: 2/11/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2562

By Mr. Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2562) of David Biele and others for legislation to expand the cancer presumption for firefighters.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2210 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 firefighter retirement 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.  Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, Chapter 32 Section 94B(2) of the General Laws as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition is hereby amended by striking the word five in line 27 and insert the word ten after the word within in line 27.

Section 2. Chapter 32 Section 94B (2) of the General Laws as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting in line 31 after the word compensation the following words, in the event that such person retires in accordance with this section any secondary cancer shall be covered in accordance with section 9 of this chapter.