MA S1786

Bill

Relative to the safety of fire, police, and emergency medical technicians from contagious diseases

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 relative to the safety of fire, police, and emergency medical technicians from contagious diseases. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a presumption that any contagious disease resulting in disability or death to a full-time uniformed member of a paid police department, fire department, municipal emergency medical service, correction officers, or court officers was suffered in the line of duty, unless it can be shown that non-service connected factors caused the incapacity. The provisions apply to conditions such as Hepatitis A, B, or C, Tuberculosis, HIV, and other contagious diseases found to have a statistically significant correlation with these professions. The bill also outlines eligibility requirements and the applicability of other benefits.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Walter Timilty (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2679 (on 02/10/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1786

(33 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1786
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1786.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1651	Relative to pet adoption safety	Accompanied a new draft, see S2672	Similar To
H2611	Relative to certain retirement benefits for the surviving spouse of a state police officer injured in the line of duty	Accompanied a new draft, see H5020	Similar To
H2652	Relative to the health and welfare of the University of Massachusetts police	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3140	Resolve establishing a study of public safety & security facilities	No further action taken	Similar To
H3911	Exempting all police officers in the town of Palmer police department from the provisions of civil service law	No further action taken	Similar To
H3921	Relative to police detail work in the town of Hudson	Accompanied a new draft, see H4296	Similar To
H4122	Amendment Order for H4121	Adopted	Similar To
H4838	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Canton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 121 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4929	Relative to step therapy and patient safety	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 254 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H5224	Communication from the Registry of Motor Vehicles Division of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (under the provisions of Chapter 30A, and Section 7V of Chapter 90 of the General Laws) submitting amendments to 540 CMR 4, Annual Safety and Combined Safety and Emissions of All Motor Vehicles, Trailers, Semi-Trailers and Converter Dollies. August 19, 2022. Transportation.	No further action taken	Similar To
H538	Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies	Accompanied H653	Similar To
S1093	Promoting safety for victims of violent crime and human trafficking	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1376	Relative to safe patient handling and mobility in certain health facilities	Accompanied a new draft, see S2613	Similar To
S1428	Relative to patient safety in nursing homes	Accompanied a study order, see S2772	Similar To
S1524	Relative to public safety and public health worker protections	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1601	Establishing a public safety building authority and assistance program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2971	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
S1657	Relative to Brockton school police	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1748	Relative to the health and welfare of the University of Massachusetts police	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1752	Relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel	Accompanied H2568	Similar To
S1771	Relative to surviving family members of public emergency medical technicians	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2166	Relative to ensuring gas safety and consumer fairness	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	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
S2479	Authorizing the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S2679	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 matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S2876	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Rowley	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 292 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S3082	Relative to safety and violence education for students (the SAVE Students Act)	No further action taken	Similar To
S33	Directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Daryle Lamonica	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S332	Relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools	Accompanied H653	Similar To
S34	To allow the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers	Reprinted as amended, see S2479	Similar To
S725	Requiring licensed auto insurance damage appraisers to provide safety notices to the owners of damaged motor vehicles	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S98	Establishing a program to promote infant sleep safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2624	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1651

Relative to pet adoption safety

Accompanied a new draft, see S2672

Similar To

H2611

Relative to certain retirement benefits for the surviving spouse of a state police officer injured in the line of duty

Accompanied a new draft, see H5020

Similar To

H2652

Relative to the health and welfare of the University of Massachusetts police

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3140

Resolve establishing a study of public safety & security facilities

No further action taken

Similar To

H3911

Exempting all police officers in the town of Palmer police department from the provisions of civil service law

No further action taken

Similar To

H3921

Relative to police detail work in the town of Hudson

Accompanied a new draft, see H4296

Similar To

H4122

Amendment Order for H4121

Adopted

Similar To

H4838

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Canton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 121 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4929

Relative to step therapy and patient safety

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 254 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H5224

Communication from the Registry of Motor Vehicles Division of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (under the provisions of Chapter 30A, and Section 7V of Chapter 90 of the General Laws) submitting amendments to 540 CMR 4, Annual Safety and Combined Safety and Emissions of All Motor Vehicles, Trailers, Semi-Trailers and Converter Dollies. August 19, 2022. Transportation.

No further action taken

Similar To

H538

Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies

Accompanied H653

Similar To

S1093

Promoting safety for victims of violent crime and human trafficking

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1376

Relative to safe patient handling and mobility in certain health facilities

Accompanied a new draft, see S2613

Similar To

S1428

Relative to patient safety in nursing homes

Accompanied a study order, see S2772

Similar To

S1524

Relative to public safety and public health worker protections

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S1601

Establishing a public safety building authority and assistance program

Accompanied a new draft, see S2971

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

S1657

Relative to Brockton school police

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

Similar To

S1748

Relative to the health and welfare of the University of Massachusetts police

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1752

Relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel

Accompanied H2568

Similar To

S1771

Relative to surviving family members of public emergency medical technicians

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

Similar To

S2166

Relative to ensuring gas safety and consumer fairness

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

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

S2479

Authorizing the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S2679

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 matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S2876

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Rowley

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 292 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S3082

Relative to safety and violence education for students (the SAVE Students Act)

No further action taken

Similar To

S33

Directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Daryle Lamonica

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S332

Relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools

Accompanied H653

Similar To

S34

To allow the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers

Reprinted as amended, see S2479

Similar To

S725

Requiring licensed auto insurance damage appraisers to provide safety notices to the owners of damaged motor vehicles

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

Similar To

S98

Establishing a program to promote infant sleep safety

Accompanied a study order, see S2624

Similar To

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