MA H2442

Bill

MA H2442

Relative to Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the carrying of concealed weapons by corrections officers and Department of Public Safety officers. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill amends existing Massachusetts law to allow current and retired corrections officers and Department of Public Safety officers in the state to carry concealed weapons in accordance with the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA). LEOSA allows qualified active and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across state lines, subject to certain exceptions and requirements. The bill ensures that all Massachusetts corrections and public safety officers, unless explicitly disqualified under LEOSA, are able to exercise this federal right to carry concealed weapons.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (4)

David DeCoste (R)*, Colleen Garry (D), Dave Robertson (D), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5193 (on 09/08/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2442

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2442
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2442.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2554	Relative to pay parity for county correctional officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2714	Allowing the town of Wakefield to employ retired police officers as special police officers	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H2763	Relative to injured correctional officers	No further action taken	Similar To
H2786	Providing for a fair and equitable group 4 retirement benefit for police officers working on Massachusetts public higher education campuses	No further action taken	Similar To
H3754	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Arlington	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2021	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
H3971	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Canton	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4838	Similar To
H5193	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1107	Relative to the safety of courthouses and remote court proceedings	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1586	Relative to medical services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1587	To ensure pay parity for county sheriffs' correction officers and jail officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1610	Providing mental wellness training for police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1616	Establishing the Correctional Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1707	Relative to the retirement of state university and community college police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1750	Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1751	Granting a certain classification and early retirement creditable service to trial court chief probation officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	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
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
S34	To allow the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers	Reprinted as amended, see S2479	Similar To
S927	Relative to benefits for court officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2554

Relative to pay parity for county correctional officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2714

Allowing the town of Wakefield to employ retired police officers as special police officers

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H2763

Relative to injured correctional officers

No further action taken

Similar To

H2786

Providing for a fair and equitable group 4 retirement benefit for police officers working on Massachusetts public higher education campuses

No further action taken

Similar To

H3754

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Arlington

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2021

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

H3971

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

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4838

Similar To

H5193

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1107

Relative to the safety of courthouses and remote court proceedings

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1586

Relative to medical services

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

Similar To

S1587

To ensure pay parity for county sheriffs' correction officers and jail officers

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

Similar To

S1610

Providing mental wellness training for police officers

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

Similar To

S1616

Establishing the Correctional Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights

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

Similar To

S1707

Relative to the retirement of state university and community college police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1750

Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1751

Granting a certain classification and early retirement creditable service to trial court chief probation officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

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

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

S34

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

Reprinted as amended, see S2479

Similar To

S927

Relative to benefits for court officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

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