MA H1374

Bill

Providing for equitable rights to indemnity for public employees

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 provide equitable rights to indemnity for public employees from personal financial loss and expenses. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 9 of Chapter 258 to require public employers to indemnify public employees from personal financial loss and expenses, including legal fees and costs, up to $1 million arising from any intentional tort or civil rights violation committed while acting within the scope of their official duties or employment. The bill also replaces the term "grossly negligent" with "wanton" to specify that employees will not be indemnified if they acted in a wanton, willful, or malicious manner.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Tackey Chan (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5081 (on 11/12/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1374

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1374
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1374.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1602	Protecting the right to strike	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H1674	Relative to ensuring fairness in public employee workers' compensation benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2196	Relative to certain option B and option C retirees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2197	Relative to ordinary disability retirements	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2243	Relative to the cap on work hours for retirees	Accompanied H2213	Similar To
H2342	Authorizing certain public employees’ creditable retirement service	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2386	Relative to veterans retirement and pensions	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H5081	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H638	To provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
S1511	Relative to collective bargaining	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1543	Resolve establishing a study on alternative retirement benefits of public employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1544	Resolve establishing a study on providing absolute social security coverage for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1602

Protecting the right to strike

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

Similar To

H1674

Relative to ensuring fairness in public employee workers' compensation benefits

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

Similar To

H2196

Relative to certain option B and option C retirees

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

Similar To

H2197

Relative to ordinary disability retirements

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2243

Relative to the cap on work hours for retirees

Accompanied H2213

Similar To

H2342

Authorizing certain public employees’ creditable retirement service

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2386

Relative to veterans retirement and pensions

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H5081

Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H638

To provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

S1511

Relative to collective bargaining

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S1543

Resolve establishing a study on alternative retirement benefits of public employees

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S1544

Resolve establishing a study on providing absolute social security coverage for public employees

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

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