MA H1445

Bill

Relative to surviving family of emergency medical technicians

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
02/28/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to survivor benefits of emergency medical technicians. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends existing law to expand survivor benefits to the families of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who are killed or fatally injured while on duty. The bill adds language to include EMTs alongside police officers as eligible for these survivor benefits, which can be triggered by an assault, accident while responding to an emergency, or accident involving an EMS department vehicle. The bill aims to provide additional support for the families of EMTs who lose their lives in the line of duty.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (2)

Dan Hunt (D), Danny Ryan (D),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/01/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1445

(5 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1445
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1445.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1365	Relative to survivor benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1373	Relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1374	Relative to line-of-duty death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
S1461	Relative to surviving family members of public emergency medical technicians	Accompanied H1445	Similar To
S1472	Providing additional benefits to survivors of certain public safety employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To

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MA H1445

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