MA S1596

Bill

Relative to line of duty death 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 relative to line of duty death benefits. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing laws in Massachusetts to expand the eligibility for line of duty death benefits. Specifically, it adds that the term "killed in the line of duty" shall include public safety employees whose death is self-inflicted, if a licensed mental health professional establishes that the death was a direct result of exposure to a traumatic event or set of events during the employee's active duty service.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Dean Tran (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2545 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1596

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1596
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1596.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
H2286	To provide certain employees in the department of corrections with line of duty death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2314	Relative to public safety employee death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2317	Providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees	Accompanied S1554	Similar To
H4006	Providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H5031	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
S1515	Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters	Accompanied H2264	Similar To
S1535	Relative to line of duty death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1554	Providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1568	Providing health insurance coverage to the surviving children of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1569	Relative to corrections officers injured in the line of duty	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1570	Relative to public higher education campus police officers injured in the line of duty	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1571	Relative to line of duty injury benefits for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1588	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	Accompanied H2380	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
S2545	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service issues	Reported (in part) by S1477	Replaced by

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

H2286

To provide certain employees in the department of corrections with line of duty death benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2314

Relative to public safety employee death benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2317

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

Accompanied S1554

Similar To

H4006

Providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see H5031

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

S1515

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

Accompanied H2264

Similar To

S1535

Relative to line of duty death benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S1554

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

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

Similar To

S1568

Providing health insurance coverage to the surviving children of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S1569

Relative to corrections officers injured in the line of duty

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S1570

Relative to public higher education campus police officers injured in the line of duty

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S1571

Relative to line of duty injury benefits for public employees

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S1588

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

Accompanied H2380

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

S2545

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service issues

Reported (in part) by S1477

Replaced by

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