MA S1621

Bill

Relative to emergency hazard health duty

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/21/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to emergency hazard health duty. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill provides that any public safety official, including police, fire personnel, correction officers, dispatchers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, nursing professionals, and other first responders, who contract, have symptoms of, or are affected by COVID-19, resulting in hospitalization, quarantine, or self-quarantine, shall have their medical condition or inability to work presumed to be work-related. The time the official is incapacitated or unable to perform their duties due to the COVID-19 infection or exposure, including the time of hospitalization, quarantine, or self-quarantine, shall be considered "emergency hazard health duty" and shall not be deducted from the official's sick, vacation, or personal time.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (17)

Mike Moore (D)*, Michael Brady (D), Jo Comerford (D), John Cronin (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Carol Doherty (D), Kim Ferguson (R), Tami Gouveia (D), Hannah Kane (R), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Brian Murray (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Maria Robinson (D), Adam Scanlon (D), Walter Timilty (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 03/21/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1621

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1621
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1621.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2414	Relative to emergency hazard health duty	No further action taken	Similar To
H2712	Relative to public safety employee death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3140	Resolve establishing a study of public safety & security facilities	No further action taken	Similar To
S1573	Relative to the Commonwealth's obligation to preserve public safety for all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied H2418	Similar To
S1582	To provide automated external defibrillators in all public safety vehicles	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1586	Relative to medical services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1590	Relative to public safety in hoisting regulations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1601	Establishing a public safety building authority and assistance program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2971	Similar To
S1612	Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1618	Relative to public safety on private college and university campuses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1709	Relative to executive office of public safety and security dispatchers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2436	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

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