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MA H4611

MA H4611
Relative to emergency hazard health duty

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Introduced
03/19/2020
In Committee
07/16/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to creating a presumption of job relatedness for certain public safety personnel and first responders suffering from incapacitation or inability to perform their duties as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection or exposure. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a presumption that certain public safety personnel and first responders who contract, have symptoms of, or are affected by COVID-19, resulting in hospitalization, quarantine, or self-quarantine, have a work-related medical condition or incapacity. Under this bill, the time these public safety officials are incapacitated or unable to perform their duties due to COVID-19 infection or exposure would be considered "emergency hazard health duty" and they would not be required to use their own sick, vacation, or personal time to cover this period. The bill applies to police, fire personnel, correction officers, dispatchers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, nursing professionals, and other first responders.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (48)

Jim Arciero (D),  Brian Ashe (D),  Natalie Blais (D),  Linda Campbell (D),  Gerry Cassidy (D),  Mike Connolly (D),  Claire Cronin (D),  Marcos Devers (D),  Sal DiDomenico (D),  Mindy Domb (D),  Nika Elugardo (D),  Kim Ferguson (R),  Barry Finegold (D),  Sean Garballey (D),  Colleen Garry (D),  Thomas Golden (D),  Tami Gouveia (D),  Sheila Harrington (R),  Stephen Hay (D),  Chris Hendricks (D),  Natalie Higgins (D),  Steven Howitt (R),  Hannah Kane (R),  Ed Kennedy (D),  Kathy LaNatra (D),  David Linsky (D),  Adrian Madaro (D),  Joe McKenna (R),  Paul McMurtry (D),  Rady Mom (D),  Mike Moore (D),  Harold Naughton (D),  Tram Nguyen (D),  Marc Pacheco (D),  Smitty Pignatelli (D),  Becca Rausch (D),  Dave Robertson (D),  Maria Robinson (D),  John Rogers (D),  Lindsay Sabadosa (D),  Alan Silvia (D),  Tom Stanley (D),  Alyson Sullivan (R),  John Velis (D),  Tommy Vitolo (D),  Tom Walsh (D),  Timothy Whelan (R),  Jon Zlotnik (D), 

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 07/16/2020)

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Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4611 04/01/2020
Bill https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4611.pdf 04/01/2020
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