HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2654        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2443

 

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

1/19/2023

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/6/2023

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/30/2023

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

2/6/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

1/30/2023

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/30/2023

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

1/30/2023

Ryan M. Hamilton

15th Essex

2/6/2023

Erika Uyterhoeven

27th Middlesex

2/6/2023

Christopher Richard Flanagan

1st Barnstable

3/22/2023

Rita A. Mendes

11th Plymouth

1/26/2024

Jessica Ann Giannino

16th Suffolk

1/26/2024


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2654        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2443

By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2443) 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. 2562 OF 2021-2022.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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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.