MA S1582

Bill

To provide automated external defibrillators in all public safety vehicles

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 to provide automated external defibrillators in all public safety vehicles. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill aims to provide automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in all public safety vehicles in Massachusetts. It establishes the Automatic External Defibrillator Trust Fund, which will be administered by the Secretary of Public Safety and Security to provide grants to municipalities for the purchase of AEDs for their public safety and first responder vehicles. The bill also imposes a $0.50 surcharge on vehicular rental transactions in the state, with the revenue from this surcharge, capped at $1 million per calendar year, being deposited into the Trust Fund. The remaining surcharge revenue above $1 million will go to the state's General Fund. The bill is set to take effect on January 1, 2023.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (6)

Ryan Fattman (R)*, Shawn Dooley (R), Colleen Garry (D), Mark Montigny (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Steve Xiarhos (R),

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/S1582

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1582
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1582.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1314	Relative to the Community Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund	Accompanied a study order, see H5201	Similar To
H2013	Relative to relief for the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund	Accompanied a study order, see H5023	Similar To
H4059	Establishing a housing trust fund in the town of Chatham	No further action taken	Similar To
H538	Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies	Accompanied H653	Similar To
H755	Requiring automated external defibrillators in assisted living residences	Accompanied S421	Similar To
H90	Financing a program for improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and providing relief to employers and workers in the Commonwealth	For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H3702	Similar To
S2535	To revitalize agriculture, conditioning and simulcasting	Accompanied a new draft, see S3094	Similar To
S332	Relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools	Accompanied H653	Similar To
S35	Similar Bills	See H90	Similar To
S505	Relative to funding water infrastructure and addressing economic target areas	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S527	Improving municipal water infrastructure	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S532	Relative to the Douglas State Forest Maintenance Trust Fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S791	To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To

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