MA S1651

Bill

MA S1651

Relative to hazardous material teams

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 hazardous material teams. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 21K of the General Laws to expand the authority of the Department of Fire Services to dispatch hazardous materials mitigation emergency response teams. The bill allows the Department to dispatch these teams to assist during other emergencies or potential emergencies, in addition to their existing authority to dispatch them for hazardous material releases or threats. The bill also establishes that the team leader will have complete operational authority during a declared emergency mitigation response action, and that the incident commander will have authority over the emergency mitigation response site once the team leader has determined the immediate threat has been mitigated. Additionally, the bill clarifies liability provisions and requires the Commonwealth to reimburse municipalities for the costs of their hazardous materials mitigation emergency response team members and pay an annual stipend to each team member.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (8)

Walter Timilty (D)*, Diana Dizoglio (D), Carol Doherty (D), Hannah Kane (R), Mike Moore (D), Brian Murray (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (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/S1651

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1651
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1651.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3872	Similar Bills	Published as amended, see H3874	Similar To
H3874	Similar Bills	See S2472	Similar To
H3929	Order relative to the Extension of Emergency House Rules	Adopted - 130 YEAS to 30 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 54 )	Similar To
H4067	Relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid	No further action taken	Similar To
H872	Increasing the annual stipend for members of the Commonwealth’s hazardous material response teams	No further action taken	Similar To
S12	Proposed Emergency Rules for the 192nd General Court	Amendment #3 (Lovely) adopted	Similar To
S1429	Preserving access to essential health services in a state of emergency	Accompanied a study order, see S2772	Similar To
S1521	Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1581	Prohibiting the confiscation of lawfully owned firearms during a state of emergency	Accompanied a study order, see S2762	Similar To
S1586	Relative to medical services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1621	Relative to emergency hazard health duty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S2288	Authorizing the town of Marblehead to amend Chapter 37 of the Acts of 2004: Parking Violations in the Town of Marblehead	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S402	Relative to emergency lighting in senior housing	Accompanied a study order, see S2650	Similar To
S497	Relative to increasing the annual stipend for members of the Commonwealth's Hazardous Material Response Team	Accompanied H872	Similar To

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