MA H2087

Bill

MA H2087

Relative to appointment procedures for the State Fire Marshall

Introduced
01/20/2015

In Committee
01/20/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to designating the position of State Fire Marshal as a Governor’s Cabinet position. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to change how the State Fire Marshal is appointed, specifically by designating the position as a Governor's Cabinet position. This means the State Fire Marshal will be appointed directly by the Governor, following the same procedures used for other cabinet-level appointments as outlined in Chapter 6, Section 17A of the relevant laws, and this appointment will take precedence over any other existing laws that might suggest a different appointment process.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Bruce Ayers (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4611 (on 09/15/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H2087

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H2087
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H2087.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1240	Relative to the clerks of courts	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	Similar To
H2118	Relative to improving public safety and the public's right to know	Accompanied a study order, see H4611	Similar To
H3859	Authorizing the town of Manchester-by-the-Sea to employ Albert B. Beardsley as interim fire chief	Enacted and laid before the Governor	Similar To
H3937	Automatically registering eligible voters and enhancing safeguards against fraud	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H4611	Public Safety	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1063	Authorizing municipal use of the prudent investor standards	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1112	Relative to the appointment of town managers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1281	Relative to community corrections programs administered by the Office of Community Corrections	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1292	Relative to fire safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2362	Similar To
S1887	Relative to toll workers	Accompanied a study order, see S2364	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1240

Relative to the clerks of courts

Accompanied a study order, see H4706

Similar To

H2118

Relative to improving public safety and the public's right to know

Accompanied a study order, see H4611

Similar To

H3859

Authorizing the town of Manchester-by-the-Sea to employ Albert B. Beardsley as interim fire chief

Enacted and laid before the Governor

Similar To

H3937

Automatically registering eligible voters and enhancing safeguards against fraud

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

Similar To

H4611

Public Safety

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

S1063

Authorizing municipal use of the prudent investor standards

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

Similar To

S1112

Relative to the appointment of town managers

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

Similar To

S1281

Relative to community corrections programs administered by the Office of Community Corrections

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

Similar To

S1292

Relative to fire safety

Accompanied a study order, see S2362

Similar To

S1887

Relative to toll workers

Accompanied a study order, see S2364

Similar To

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