HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4039        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2753

 

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

1/17/2025

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/11/2025

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

2/11/2025

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/11/2025

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

2/11/2025

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

2/11/2025

Samantha Montaño

15th Suffolk

2/11/2025

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

2/11/2025

Danillo A. Sena

37th Middlesex

2/11/2025

Christopher Richard Flanagan

1st Barnstable

2/11/2025

Rodney M. Elliott

16th Middlesex

2/11/2025

Erika Uyterhoeven

27th Middlesex

2/11/2025

Dennis C. Gallagher

8th Plymouth

2/11/2025

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

2/11/2025

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

2/11/2025

Marcus S. Vaughn

9th Norfolk

2/11/2025

John J. Marsi

6th Worcester

2/11/2025

Steven George Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

2/11/2025

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

2/11/2025

Jacob R. Oliveira

Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester

2/11/2025

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Norfolk

2/11/2025

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

2/19/2025

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/19/2025

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/27/2025

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

2/27/2025

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

3/18/2025

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

3/18/2025

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

3/18/2025

Bridget Plouffe

9th Plymouth

3/25/2025

Ryan M. Hamilton

15th Essex

4/8/2025

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

4/8/2025

Paul J. Donato

35th Middlesex

4/8/2025

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

4/8/2025

Tara T. Hong

18th Middlesex

4/8/2025

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

4/8/2025

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

4/8/2025

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

4/8/2025

Richard G. Wells, Jr.

7th Norfolk

4/8/2025

Thomas W. Moakley

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

4/14/2025

Margaret R. Scarsdale

1st Middlesex

6/3/2025

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

6/3/2025

Kathleen R. LaNatra

12th Plymouth

6/9/2025


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4039        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2753

By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2753) 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. 2443 OF 2023-2024.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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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.