Amendment ID: S2480-8-R1

Redraft Amendment 8

Line of Duty Police Deaths

Messrs. Moore, Keenan, Timilty and Collins, Ms. Chandler, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. Tarr, Cronin, Brady, Pacheco, Boncore, Montigny, O'Connor, Feeney and Fattman, Ms. Moran and Ms. DiZoglio move that the proposed new text be amended by adding after section 7, the following section:-

“SECTION 7A. Section 100 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “death”, in line 13, the following words:- , or if a police officer while at the scene of an emergency in the performance of the police officer’s duties is killed or sustains injuries which result in the police officer’s death”; and

by inserting after section 40 the following section:-

“SECTION 40A. Section 7A shall take effect as of June 3, 2021.”