MA S1494

Bill

Relative to injury disability application for 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 injury disability application for firefighters. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 7 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws to allow firefighters to apply for injury disability benefits if their disabling condition was diagnosed within two years prior to filing the application. The existing law requires that the disability be caused by a specific incident, but this bill expands the eligibility to include conditions that were diagnosed within the two-year period before the application was filed, providing more flexibility for first responders seeking these benefits.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (5)

Brendan Crighton (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1494

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1494
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1494.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2197	Relative to ordinary disability retirements	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2261	Relative to disability or death caused by contagious diseases; presumption	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2290	Relative to firefighter training	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	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
H4006	Providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H5031	Similar To
H4158	Relative to the disability retirement of Ryan Moore and Donald Demiranda, police officers in the town of Falmouth	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4666	Similar To
S1241	Relative to firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see S2683	Similar To
S1549	Allowing for payment in lieu of a disability allowance	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	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
S2343	To protect persons with intellectual or developmental disability from abuse	New draft substituted, see S2367	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
S2367	To protect persons with intellectual or developmental disability from abuse	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2020	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
S52	Relative to eligibility for disability services	Accompanied S61	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2197

Relative to ordinary disability retirements

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2261

Relative to disability or death caused by contagious diseases; presumption

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

Similar To

H2290

Relative to firefighter training

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

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

H4006

Providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see H5031

Similar To

H4158

Relative to the disability retirement of Ryan Moore and Donald Demiranda, police officers in the town of Falmouth

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4666

Similar To

S1241

Relative to firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see S2683

Similar To

S1549

Allowing for payment in lieu of a disability allowance

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

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

S2343

To protect persons with intellectual or developmental disability from abuse

New draft substituted, see S2367

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

S2367

To protect persons with intellectual or developmental disability from abuse

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2020

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

S52

Relative to eligibility for disability services

Accompanied S61

Similar To

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