MA S1462

Bill

Relative to public safety line of duty benefits

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
03/26/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to public safety line of duty benefits. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends a section of Massachusetts law related to public safety line of duty benefits. Specifically, it removes the restriction that a public safety employee's family cannot receive the killed in the line of duty benefit if the employee was subject to the state's workers' compensation law (Chapter 152). Instead, the family of a deceased public safety employee who was subject to the workers' compensation law will have the option to receive either the killed in the line of duty benefit or the benefits provided under the workers' compensation law.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (4)

David DeCoste (R), Pat Haddad (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Mike Rush (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 03/26/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1462

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1462
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1462.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1388	Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters	No further action taken	Similar To
H1436	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain persons	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1437	Providing for special death benefits to fallen public safety officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1461	Relative to the retirement benefits of John G. Flores	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H2533	Relative to expenses incurred in defense against denials of Chapter 41 111F benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H3709	Relative to retirement survivor benefits for George C. Axiotis	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H3724	Relative to the other post employment benefits trust fund of the town of Wellesley	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4006	Similar To
H3790	Relative to accidental disability retirement for Jan Witkowski	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 248 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4006	Relative to the other post employment benefits trust fund of the town of Wellesley	Enacted and laid before the Governor	Similar To
H4519	Order for Bill No. 2509, “An Act relative to veterans' benefits, rights, appreciation, validation and enforcement”	No further action taken	Similar To
H4915	Authorizing and directing the retirement board of the town of Weymouth to pay a certain retirement benefit to the surviving spouse of fallen officer, Michael Chesna, of the Weymouth Police Department	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4928	Similar To
H4933	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the city of Chicopee	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 406 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4977	Relative to health insurance benefits for certain retirees in the town of Pembroke	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 419 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S1424	Relative to GIC dental and vision benefits for municipal employees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1472	Providing additional benefits to survivors of certain public safety employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1473	Relative to line of duty death benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1545	Relative to commuter transit benefits	Accompanied H1623	Similar To
S1817	Relative honoring those killed in the line of duty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2013	Relative to municipal veterans' benefits expenditures	Accompanied a study order, see S2420	Similar To
S39	To SAVE Massachusetts tax dollars	Accompanied a study order, see S2345	Similar To
S631	Relative to the utilization of public health benefits by large employers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S998	Relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1388

Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters

No further action taken

Similar To

H1436

Relative to the retirement benefits of certain persons