MA H746

Bill

Providing for equitable rights to indemnity for public employees

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 to provide equitable rights to indemnity for public employees from personal financial loss and expenses. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 9 of Chapter 258 to require public employers to indemnify public employees from personal financial loss and expenses, including legal fees and costs, up to $1 million, arising from any claim, action, award, compromise, settlement, or judgment due to an intentional tort or a violation of civil rights, as long as the employee was acting within the scope of their official duties or employment. The bill also removes the requirement that the employee acted in a "grossly negligent" manner and instead requires that they did not act in a "wanton, willful or malicious" manner.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Tackey Chan (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4874 (on 08/09/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H746

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H746
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H746.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1442	To further regulate the right to strike of public employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H2545	Relative to capping payment of pensioners for services after retirement	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H4874	Judiciary Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H56	An annual report of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (under sections 21, 102 and 103 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) relative to the percentum change in the average cost-of-living as shown by the United States consumer price index for the year 2016 compared with such index for the year 2015.	No further action taken	Similar To
S1427	Relative to authorizing a local option for group retirement classification	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S767	Providing indemnity from prosecution for probation officers and court officers employed by the Trial Court	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To

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