MA H1399

Bill

Relative to the cancer presumption for police officers

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to cancer presumption for police officers. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 94B of Chapter 32 of the General Laws in Massachusetts. Specifically, it adds the phrase "police department" after the word "department" in line 5 of the existing law. This change relates to the cancer presumption for police officers, which means that if a police officer is diagnosed with certain types of cancer, it is presumed to be work-related and they are eligible for certain benefits. The purpose of this bill is to ensure that the cancer presumption applies to police officers as well as other public service workers.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Paul Heroux (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4654 (on 06/25/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1399

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1399
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1399.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1380	Relative to retired capitol police officers disabled in the performance of duty	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1385	Providing for binding arbitration for fire fighters and police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H3885	Authorizing retired police officers serving as special police officers in the town of Canton to serve until the age of 70	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 87 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H4085	Increasing The Maximum Age To Be Eligible For Appointment As A Special Police Officer In The City Of Somerville	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4146	Exempting the position part-time officer in the police department in the town of Athol from the civil service law	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 280 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4654	Public service	No further action taken	Replaced by
H4918	Authorizing the appointment of special police officers in the town of Stoughton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 352 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S1371	Relative to police training	Accompanied S1328	Similar To
S1377	Further defining a Hate Crime	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1452	Exempting certain positions in the police department of the town of Millis from the civil service law	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
S2077	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Essex	Accompanied a new draft, see S2271	Similar To
S2138	Authorizing the appointment of special police officers in the city of Brockton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
S2159	To improve patient access to cancer clinical trial programs	House concurred	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1380

Relative to retired capitol police officers disabled in the performance of duty

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1385

Providing for binding arbitration for fire fighters and police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H3885

Authorizing retired police officers serving as special police officers in the town of Canton to serve until the age of 70

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 87 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

H4085

Increasing The Maximum Age To Be Eligible For Appointment As A Special Police Officer In The City Of Somerville

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4146

Exempting the position part-time officer in the police department in the town of Athol from the civil service law

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 280 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4654

Public service

No further action taken

Replaced by

H4918

Authorizing the appointment of special police officers in the town of Stoughton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 352 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

S1371

Relative to police training

Accompanied S1328

Similar To

S1377

Further defining a Hate Crime

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

Similar To

S1452

Exempting certain positions in the police department of the town of Millis from the civil service law

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

S2077

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

Accompanied a new draft, see S2271

Similar To

S2138

Authorizing the appointment of special police officers in the city of Brockton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

S2159

To improve patient access to cancer clinical trial programs

House concurred

Similar To

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