MA H2276

Bill

Relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits for police officers and firefighters. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill increases the line-of-duty death benefits for police officers and firefighters from $150,000 to $250,000. It also ensures that the pension amount for survivors of police officers and firefighters who die in the line of duty is not less than the full salary payable to the next higher grade-step position in their department, or for police and fire supervisors, the earnings that would have been payable to the next higher grade-step supervisory position. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (15)

Brian Ashe (D), Jennifer Benson (D), Donnie Berthiaume (R), David Biele (D), Mindy Domb (D), Shawn Dooley (R), Rich Haggerty (D), Sheila Harrington (R), Chris Hendricks (D), Patrick Kearney (D), Kathy LaNatra (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Matt Muratore (R), Tom Stanley (D), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2276

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2276
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2276.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2226	Protecting veterans and children of those officers and firefighters that gave their last full measure	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2360	Relative to surviving family of emergency medical technicians	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2361	Providing a bone marrow registry for firefighter candidates	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H2380	Providing the next of kin of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty with the flags of the Commonwealth and the United States	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H4722	Retirement, benefits and other public service issues	Reported, in part, by H2169	Replaced by
S1485	Relative to disability or death caused by infectious diseases, presumption	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1565	Providing survivor benefits to Ava Roy, the daughter of fallen firefighter Christopher Roy	Accompanied a new draft, see H4826	Similar To

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