MA S1403

Bill

Relative to line of duty death benefits

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to line of duty death benefits. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 100A of Chapter 32 of the General Laws to expand the definition of "killed in the line of duty" to include public safety employees whose death is self-inflicted, provided that a licensed mental health professional establishes that the death was the direct result of exposure to a traumatic event or set of events during the employee's active duty service. This change aims to broaden the eligibility for line of duty death benefits to include public safety employees who die by suicide due to work-related trauma.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (13)

Thomas Calter (D), Kenneth Donnelly (D), Shawn Dooley (R), Colleen Garry (D), Donald Humason (R), Eric Lesser (D), Mike Moore (D), Harold Naughton (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Angelo Puppolo (D), Todd Smola (R), Walter Timilty (D), James Welch (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2491 (on 04/26/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1403

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1403
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1403.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
H1417	Providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees	No further action taken	Similar To
H1437	Providing for special death benefits to fallen public safety officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
S1443	Relative to corrections officers injured in the line of duty	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1444	Relative to public higher education campus police officers injured in the line of duty	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1445	Relative to line of duty injury benefits for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1462	Relative to public safety line of duty benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
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
S2491	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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MA S1403

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