MA H2210

Bill

MA H2210

Relative to firefighter retirement benefits

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to expand the cancer presumption for firefighters. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill expands the cancer presumption for firefighters in Massachusetts. Specifically, it amends Chapter 32, Section 94B(2) of the General Laws to increase the time period for which a firefighter must have served from 5 years to 10 years in order to be eligible for the cancer presumption. Additionally, the bill adds language to state that in the event a firefighter retires under this section, any secondary cancer they develop will be covered in accordance with Section 9 of Chapter 32. These changes are intended to provide greater protections and benefits for firefighters who develop cancer due to the hazardous nature of their work.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (47)

Jim Arciero (D), Bruce Ayers (D), Jennifer Benson (D), David Biele (D), Dan Cahill (D), Linda Campbell (D), Gerry Cassidy (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Mike Connolly (D), Claire Cronin (D), Daniel Cullinane (D), Josh Cutler (D), Michael Day (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Paul Feeney (D), Denise Garlick (D), Colleen Garry (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Thomas Golden (D), Carlos González (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Stephen Hay (D), Natalie Higgins (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), David Linsky (D), Paul Mark (D), Joe McGonagle (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Matt Muratore (R), Brian Murray (D), Harold Naughton (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Dave Robertson (D), Dave Rogers (D), John Rogers (D), Danny Ryan (D), Paul Tucker (D), John Velis (D), RoseLee Vincent (D), Tommy Vitolo (D), Timothy Whelan (R), Donald Wong (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4722 (on 05/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2210

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2210
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2210.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1638	Protecting the employment benefits of Civil Air Patrol and Coast Guard Auxiliary members	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2164	Relative to option (D) beneficiaries	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2167	Relative to the health insurance and other benefits in the town of East Brookfield	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H2182	Relative to employees of the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2241	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the Department of Public Health	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2268	Relative to retirement benefits for Thomas Brian Donnelly	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2290	Relative to firefighter training	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2317	Providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees	Accompanied S1554	Similar To
H2348	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain persons	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2386	Relative to veterans retirement and pensions	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H3153	Relative to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H4006	Providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H5031	Similar To
H4061	Funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4097	Relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4722	Retirement, benefits and other public service issues	Reported, in part, by H2169	Replaced by
S1512	Relative to expenses incurred in defense against denials of Chapter 41 111F benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1548	Relative to GIC dental and vision benefits for municipal employees	Accompanied H2215	Similar To
S1687	Relative to commuter transit benefits	Accompanied H2618	Similar To
S2311	Relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2332	Authorizing the city of Everett to provide certain death, retirement and medical benefits to the widow and children of deceased firefighter Thaddeus M Baxter, Jr.	Enacted and laid before the Governor	Similar To
S544	Relative to transparency of dental benefits corporations	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1638

Protecting the employment benefits of Civil Air Patrol and Coast Guard Auxiliary members

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2164

Relative to option (D) beneficiaries

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2167

Relative to the health insurance and other benefits in the town of East Brookfield

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H2182

Relative to employees of the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2241

Relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the Department of Public Health

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2268

Relative to retirement benefits for Thomas Brian Donnelly

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2290

Relative to firefighter training

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2317

Providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees

Accompanied S1554

Similar To

H2348

Relative to the retirement benefits of certain persons

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2386

Relative to veterans retirement and pensions

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H3153

Relative to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H4006

Providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see H5031

Similar To

H4061

Funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4097

Relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4722

Retirement, benefits and other public service issues

Reported, in part, by H2169

Replaced by

S1512

Relative to expenses incurred in defense against denials of Chapter 41 111F benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S1548

Relative to GIC dental and vision benefits for municipal employees

Accompanied H2215

Similar To

S1687

Relative to commuter transit benefits

Accompanied H2618

Similar To

S2311

Relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2332

Authorizing the city of Everett to provide certain death, retirement and medical benefits to the widow and children of deceased firefighter Thaddeus M Baxter, Jr.

Enacted and laid before the Governor

Similar To

S544

Relative to transparency of dental benefits corporations

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

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