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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill S.1860 194th (Current)

An Act relative to firefighter retirement benefits

By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1860) of Paul R. Feeney, Marcus S. Vaughn, Steven George Xiarhos, Paul K. Frost and other members of the General Court for legislation to expand the cancer presumption for firefighters. Public Service.

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Bill Information

Presenter:
Paul R. Feeney
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Updates the current law regarding occupational cancer in firefighters to allow for cancers found within 10 years of their last date of service to be presumed as suffered in the line of duty, therefore granting appropriate benefits under Massachusetts law. Additionally, covers secondary cancers if a firefighter retired under presumption of a line of duty cancer diagnosis.
* The bill summary was created by the Primary Sponsor of the bill; no committee of the General Court certifies the accuracy of its contents.

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