SENATE DOCKET, NO. 539        FILED ON: 1/13/2025

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1895

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jacob R. Oliveira

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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 providing equity and fairness to POST-certified police officers disabled by cardiac disease.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Jacob R. Oliveira

Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester

 

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Hampden

1/27/2025

Paul W. Mark

Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire

1/27/2025

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

1/27/2025

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

1/30/2025

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/31/2025

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/4/2025

Adam Gómez

Hampden

2/12/2025

Barry R. Finegold

Second Essex and Middlesex

2/12/2025

Edward J. Kennedy

First Middlesex

2/12/2025

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Norfolk

2/13/2025

Steven George Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

2/20/2025

Peter J. Durant

Worcester and Hampshire

2/20/2025

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/20/2025

John C. Velis

Hampden and Hampshire

2/20/2025

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

2/24/2025

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

2/25/2025

John J. Marsi

6th Worcester

2/25/2025

Patrick M. O'Connor

First Plymouth and Norfolk

2/25/2025

Kenneth P. Sweezey

6th Plymouth

2/27/2025

Adam J. Scanlon

14th Bristol

2/27/2025

Manny Cruz

7th Essex

3/5/2025

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

3/12/2025

Aaron L. Saunders

7th Hampden

3/24/2025

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

3/24/2025

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

3/24/2025

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

4/3/2025

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

4/3/2025

Lydia Edwards

Third Suffolk

4/16/2025

Paul R. Feeney

Bristol and Norfolk

4/29/2025

Kelly A. Dooner

Third Bristol and Plymouth

5/21/2025

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

5/28/2025

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

6/17/2025

Nick Collins

First Suffolk

7/7/2025

John J. Cronin

Worcester and Middlesex

7/19/2025


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 539        FILED ON: 1/13/2025

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1895

By Mr. Oliveira, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1895) of Jacob R. Oliveira, Ryan C. Fattman, Paul W. Mark, Joanne M. Comerford and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide equity to police officers disabled by cardiac disease.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1716 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 providing equity and fairness to POST-certified police officers disabled by cardiac disease.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 94 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority”, the following words:-

“or the police force of the University of Massachusetts, or of the police force of the Massachusetts Port Authority, or of the police forces of the state universities and community colleges, or of the office of environmental law enforcement of the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, or the campus police of the Department of Mental Health,"