MA H2478

Bill

Pertaining to public fire safety and professionalism

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to require a minimum of ten years of experience for firefighters to become chiefs of fire departments. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to require a minimum of 10 years of experience as a firefighter before someone can be appointed as the fire chief in any city, town, or fire district within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The bill amends Chapter 48 of the General Laws to add this new experience requirement for fire chief positions, with the goal of promoting public fire safety and professionalism.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Dan Hunt (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5220 (on 09/08/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2478

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2478
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2478.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2416	Relative to fire protection	No further action taken	Similar To
H3529	Providing for a distinctive registration plate for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H4966	Similar To
H5220	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1589	Relative to safe building materials	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1615	Relative to novelty sparklers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1640	Relative to fire safety	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1704	Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters	Accompanied H2653	Similar To
S1739	Relative to residency	No further action taken	Similar To
S1747	Relative to the Fairhaven Fire Department	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 85 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S2398	Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2498	Exempting Marcel Cuffy and John R. Baker from the maximum age requirements for firefighters in the town of North Andover	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2416

Relative to fire protection

No further action taken

Similar To

H3529

Providing for a distinctive registration plate for firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see H4966

Similar To

H5220

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1589

Relative to safe building materials

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1615

Relative to novelty sparklers

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1640

Relative to fire safety

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1704

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

Accompanied H2653

Similar To

S1739

Relative to residency

No further action taken

Similar To

S1747

Relative to the Fairhaven Fire Department

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 85 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S2398

Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2498

Exempting Marcel Cuffy and John R. Baker from the maximum age requirements for firefighters in the town of North Andover

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

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