MA S1591

Bill

MA S1591

Relative to eligibility to become a firefighter or police officer

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 eligibility to become a firefighter or police officer. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends existing law to allow the son or daughter of a firefighter, police officer, or correction officer who passed the required written and physical examinations for entrance into the respective service to have their name placed at the top of the eligible list or reserve roster for appointment, if the death of the parent resulted in an award of benefits under a specific section of state law. The bill specifies that these provisions apply to all appointments made from eligible lists promulgated after the effective date of the act.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Walter Timilty (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1591

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1591
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1591.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2371	Relative to National Guard benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2957	Relative to public safety at the Furnace Brook Parkway in the city of Quincy	Accompanied a study order, see H4772	Similar To
S1378	Relative to traffic and pedestrian stop data	Accompanied a study order, see S2565	Similar To
S1464	Relative to public safety vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see S2565	Similar To
S1472	Relative to eligibility for state group health insurance	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1513	Relative to the appointment and reappointment of public safety officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S2013	Ensuring public safety at natural gas sites	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2040	Relative to pedestrian public safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2560	Similar To
S2137	Relative to strengthening public safety through interlock devices	Accompanied a new draft, see S2806	Similar To
S2265	Exempting Paul Jacques from the maximum age requirement for applying for civil service appointment as a police officer in the town of North Andover	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 294 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2289	Relative to public safety and transparency by transportation network companies	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2293	Relative to special police officers in the town of West Bridgewater	Accompanied a new draft, see S2361	Similar To
S2301	Establishing a sick leave bank for Marilyn O’Neil, an employee of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 60 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2361	Relative to special police officers in the town of West Bridgewater	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 59 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2379	Communication from the Human Resources Division of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance (under the provisions of Section 61A of Chapter 31 and Section 5(3)(e) of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) submitting revisions to regulations for initial hire medical and physical fitness standards tests of municipal public safety personnel	House concurred	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
S814	Relative to expanding the eligibility of households for inclusion in a municipality’s affordable housing inventory	Accompanied a study order, see S2526	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2371

Relative to National Guard benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2957

Relative to public safety at the Furnace Brook Parkway in the city of Quincy

Accompanied a study order, see H4772

Similar To

S1378

Relative to traffic and pedestrian stop data

Accompanied a study order, see S2565

Similar To

S1464

Relative to public safety vehicles

Accompanied a study order, see S2565

Similar To

S1472

Relative to eligibility for state group health insurance

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S1513

Relative to the appointment and reappointment of public safety officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S2013

Ensuring public safety at natural gas sites

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2040

Relative to pedestrian public safety

Accompanied a study order, see S2560

Similar To

S2137

Relative to strengthening public safety through interlock devices

Accompanied a new draft, see S2806

Similar To

S2265

Exempting Paul Jacques from the maximum age requirement for applying for civil service appointment as a police officer in the town of North Andover

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 294 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2289

Relative to public safety and transparency by transportation network companies

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2293

Relative to special police officers in the town of West Bridgewater

Accompanied a new draft, see S2361

Similar To

S2301

Establishing a sick leave bank for Marilyn O’Neil, an employee of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 60 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2361

Relative to special police officers in the town of West Bridgewater

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 59 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2379

Communication from the Human Resources Division of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance (under the provisions of Section 61A of Chapter 31 and Section 5(3)(e) of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) submitting revisions to regulations for initial hire medical and physical fitness standards tests of municipal public safety personnel

House concurred

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

S814

Relative to expanding the eligibility of households for inclusion in a municipality’s affordable housing inventory

Accompanied a study order, see S2526

Similar To

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