MA H1845

Bill

Protecting the health and safety of people in restaurants

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
02/24/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to requiring choke response employee training in all restaurants. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill requires all food establishments in Massachusetts to have at least one employee trained in approved manual procedures to remove food lodged in a person's throat. The Department of Public Health will adopt regulations listing the approved procedures. Food establishments must also have adequate insurance coverage for these trained employees. The local boards of health will notify food establishments of their obligations and provide them with information on training sites and the relevant statute. Employees who have been properly trained and in good faith attempt to remove food from a person's throat during an emergency will not be liable for any civil damages. However, take-out only restaurants without customer seating and food trucks are exempt from this requirement.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (9)

Ruth Balser (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sean Garballey (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Louis Kafka (D), Kay Khan (D), Mike Moore (D), Becca Rausch (D), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence (on 06/22/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1845

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1845
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1845.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1602	Protecting the right to strike	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H1626	To protect furloughed federal employees	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H2386	Relative to veterans retirement and pensions	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2449	Providing tax credits to certain employers that provide affordable, on-site child-care for employees	Accompanied a study order, see H5031	Similar To
H2503	Relative to the tax exemption status of municipal employee pensions	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	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
S1105	Relative to plant relocation	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S1548	Relative to GIC dental and vision benefits for municipal employees	Accompanied H2215	Similar To
S1810	Relative to employment of persons with disabilities on state contracts	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2336	Relative to state employment postings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2340	Relative to health insurance benefits for state employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S74	To ensure accountability in the Department of Transitional Assistance	Accompanied a study order, see S2532	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1602

Protecting the right to strike

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

Similar To

H1626

To protect furloughed federal employees

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

Similar To

H2386

Relative to veterans retirement and pensions

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2449

Providing tax credits to certain employers that provide affordable, on-site child-care for employees

Accompanied a study order, see H5031

Similar To

H2503

Relative to the tax exemption status of municipal employee pensions

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

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

S1105

Relative to plant relocation

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

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

S1548

Relative to GIC dental and vision benefits for municipal employees

Accompanied H2215

Similar To

S1810

Relative to employment of persons with disabilities on state contracts

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

Similar To

S2336

Relative to state employment postings

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

Similar To

S2340

Relative to health insurance benefits for state employees

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S74

To ensure accountability in the Department of Transitional Assistance

Accompanied a study order, see S2532

Similar To

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