MA S1241

Bill

Relative to firefighters

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 the fees charged for the certification of firefighters as emergency medical technicians. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill directs the Department of Public Health to reduce the renewal fees for the certification of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who are employed by an entity under the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 32 (the Massachusetts public employee retirement law) to the fee charged in 2001. It also freezes the fees for any firefighter who is required to be certified as an EMT as a condition of employment at the 2001 level.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (3)

Diana Dizoglio (D), Colleen Garry (D), Jim Hawkins (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2683 (on 05/07/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1241

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1241
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1241.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
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
H4104	Relative to the commonwealth's fire departments	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
S1483	Concerning health insurance benefits for surviving spouses of firefighters in the city of Boston	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S1484	Relative to survivor retirement benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1515	Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters	Accompanied H2264	Similar To
S1546	Relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters	Accompanied H2378	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
S2683	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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

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

H4104

Relative to the commonwealth's fire departments

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

S1483

Concerning health insurance benefits for surviving spouses of firefighters in the city of Boston

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S1484

Relative to survivor retirement benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S1515

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

Accompanied H2264

Similar To

S1546

Relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters

Accompanied H2378

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

S2683

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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