SENATE DOCKET, NO. 583        FILED ON: 2/3/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1720

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Cindy F. Friedman

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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 line of duty death benefits.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Cindy F. Friedman

Fourth Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 583        FILED ON: 2/3/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1720

By Ms. Friedman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1720) of Cindy F. Friedman for legislation relative to line of duty death benefits.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1535 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 line of duty death 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 100A of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “death”, in line 12, the following words:- ; or whose death was self-inflicted and a licensed mental health professional, as defined in section 1 of chapter 123, establishes that the death was the direct result of exposure to a traumatic event or set of events in the course of the employee’s active duty service