MA H2264

Bill

Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
12/30/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to death benefits for surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 9C (1/2) of Chapter 32B of the General Laws to expand eligibility for death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters to include their children who are over the age of 19 and physically or mentally incapacitated from earning income. It also removes the requirement for surviving spouses to "continue to" receive the benefits and changes the premium rate from 100% of the premium to the same rate as retirees of the governmental unit.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (17)

Pete Capano (D), David DeCoste (R), Shawn Dooley (R), Michelle DuBois (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Carlos González (D), Pat Haddad (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Randy Hunt (R), David LeBoeuf (D), Joe McGonagle (D), Mike Moore (D), Becca Rausch (D), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

Read second and ordered to a third reading (on 01/13/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2264

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2264
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2264.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2210	Relative to firefighter retirement benefits	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
H2359	Providing for binding arbitration for firefighters and police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2502	Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H3054	Relative to distinctive registration plates for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H4772	Similar To
H3079	Providing for a distinctive registration plate for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H4772	Similar To
H4006	Providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H5031	Similar To
S1241	Relative to firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see S2683	Similar To
S1508	To provide certain retirement benefits and medical benefits to the widow and children of Everett Firefighter Thaddeus M Baxter, Jr.	New draft substituted, see S2332	Similar To
S1513	Relative to the appointment and reappointment of public safety officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1515	Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters	Accompanied H2264	Replaces
S1546	Relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters	Accompanied H2378	Similar To
S1596	Relative to line of duty death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	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
S2338	To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants	Passed to be engrossed - Roll Call #94 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]	Similar To
S2349	To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2210

Relative to firefighter retirement benefits

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

H2359

Providing for binding arbitration for firefighters and police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2502

Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

H3054

Relative to distinctive registration plates for firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see H4772

Similar To

H3079

Providing for a distinctive registration plate for firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see H4772

Similar To

H4006

Providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see H5031

Similar To

S1241

Relative to firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see S2683

Similar To

S1508

To provide certain retirement benefits and medical benefits to the widow and children of Everett Firefighter Thaddeus M Baxter, Jr.

New draft substituted, see S2332

Similar To

S1513

Relative to the appointment and reappointment of public safety officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S1515

Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters

Accompanied H2264

Replaces

S1546

Relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters

Accompanied H2378

Similar To

S1596

Relative to line of duty death benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

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

S2338

To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants

Passed to be engrossed - Roll Call #94 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]

Similar To

S2349

To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

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