MA H4161

Bill

MA H4161

Establishing an emergency medical technician bill of rights

Introduced
09/30/2021

In Committee
09/30/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the employment rights of emergency medical technicians. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill establishes an emergency medical technician (EMT) bill of rights, which seeks to protect the employment rights of EMTs. The key provisions include prohibiting employers from limiting EMT access to meal breaks, requiring them to work past their scheduled shifts, or assigning them more than 40 hours of work per week. Additionally, the bill sets a minimum wage of $25 per hour for EMTs employed by for-profit, non-profit, or government ambulance providers, unless a lower wage is expressly approved by the commissioner. The attorney general is tasked with enforcing these provisions and promulgating necessary rules and regulations.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Mike Connolly (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5023 (on 09/06/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4161

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4161
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4161.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H204	Foster parents bill of rights	Accompanied H212	Similar To
H2292	Relative to preventing death by drug overdose	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
H2958	Relative to the taxpayers’ bill of rights	Accompanied a study order, see H5200	Similar To
H5023	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S142	Providing a bill of rights for people experiencing homelessness	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1444	To support rural volunteer emergency medical technicians	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
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
S1786	Relative to the safety of fire, police, and emergency medical technicians from contagious diseases	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2300	Providing for a distinctive registration plate for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see S2642	Similar To
S236	Establishing a dental patient bill of rights	Accompanied a study order, see S2701	Similar To
S87	Establishing a Foster Parents' Bill of Rights	New draft substituted, see S2954	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H204

Foster parents bill of rights

Accompanied H212

Similar To

H2292

Relative to preventing death by drug overdose

Accompanied a study order, see H5035

Similar To

H2958

Relative to the taxpayers’ bill of rights

Accompanied a study order, see H5200

Similar To

H5023

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

S142

Providing a bill of rights for people experiencing homelessness

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

Similar To

S1444

To support rural volunteer emergency medical technicians

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

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

S1786

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S2300

Providing for a distinctive registration plate for firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see S2642

Similar To

S236

Establishing a dental patient bill of rights

Accompanied a study order, see S2701

Similar To

S87

Establishing a Foster Parents' Bill of Rights

New draft substituted, see S2954

Similar To

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