HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5719

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, November 12, 2026.

 The committee on Public Service, to whom were referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5525) of Rob Consalvo (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the retirement board of the city of Boston be authorized to increase the disability pension of Leo J. Bracken, a firefighter of the city of Boston; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5557) of Margaret R. Scarsdale for legislation to amend the sick leave bank for Matthew McRae, an employee of the Department of State Police; the joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5579) of Leigh Davis (by vote of the town) that the town of Stockbridge be authorized to modify employment for the fire department of said town; and the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5642) of Michael J. Finn (with the approval of the mayor and town council) relative to the disability retirement of Michael D. Chapdelaine, a police officer in the city known as the town of West Springfield, reports (under the provisions of House Rule 27) recommending that the accompanying order (House, No. 5719) ought to be adopted.

For the committee,

DANIEL J. RYAN.

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5719

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 Ordered, That the committee on Public Service be authorized to sit during a recess of the General Court to make an investigation and study of House documents numbered 5525, 5557, 5579 and 5642, relative to disability pensions, sick leave and firefighter employment.

 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives on or before December 31, 2026.