MA S1515

Bill

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

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 9C½ of Chapter 32B of the General Laws in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: 1. It extends health insurance coverage to children over the age of 19 who are physically or mentally incapacitated from earning. 2. It removes the requirement that the surviving spouse "continue to" receive health insurance coverage, providing more flexibility. 3. It changes the premium payment structure, requiring the surviving spouse to pay the same rate as retirees of the governmental unit, rather than 100% of the premium. The overall purpose of the bill is to provide enhanced death benefits and health insurance coverage for the surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters in Massachusetts.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (8)

Jennifer Benson (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Mike Moore (D), Denise Provost (D), Becca Rausch (D), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Accompanied H2264 (on 12/30/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1515

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1515
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1515.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2210	Relative to firefighter retirement benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2264	Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Replaced by
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
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
S1241	Relative to firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see S2683	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
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
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

H2264

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

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Replaced by

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

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

S1241

Relative to firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see S2683

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

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

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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