MA H2431

Bill

Protecting the health and safety of people in restaurants

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
05/24/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to requiring choke response employee training in all restaurants. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill requires all restaurants in Massachusetts to have at least one employee trained in approved manual procedures to remove food lodged in a person's throat. The Department of Public Health is responsible for adopting regulations specifying the approved procedures and providing information and resources to food establishments. The bill also provides liability protection for employees who in good faith attempt to remove lodged food during an emergency. Certain types of restaurants, such as take-out only establishments and food trucks, are exempt from the training requirement.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (9)

Ruth Balser (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Jennifer Flanagan (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), David Linsky (D), Harold Naughton (D), Tom Stanley (D), Bill Straus (D), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2431

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2431
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2431.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1371	Relative to a state employee sick leave bank	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1390	Relative to protecting the rights of custodial and other non-teaching employees of school districts	Chapter 160 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H1442	To further regulate the right to strike of public employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1698	Relative to the sunshine policy disclosure	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
H1723	Relative to the distribution of the conflict of interest law	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
H226	Clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	Similar To
H2545	Relative to capping payment of pensioners for services after retirement	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H31	Relative to the Massachusetts State Employees Retirement System	No further action taken	Similar To
H32	Relative to group classification	No further action taken	Similar To
H3776	To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth	Reported by H3818	Similar To
H3802	Relative to disability awareness training	Accompanied a study order, see H4792	Similar To
H4556	Protecting the Rights of Custodial and Other Non-Teaching Employees of School Districts	See H1390	Similar To
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

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1371

Relative to a state employee sick leave bank

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1390

Relative to protecting the rights of custodial and other non-teaching employees of school districts

Chapter 160 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H1442

To further regulate the right to strike of public employees

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1698

Relative to the sunshine policy disclosure

Accompanied a study order, see H4481

Similar To

H1723

Relative to the distribution of the conflict of interest law

Accompanied a study order, see H4481

Similar To

H226

Clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives

Accompanied a study order, see H4706

Similar To

H2545

Relative to capping payment of pensioners for services after retirement

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H31

Relative to the Massachusetts State Employees Retirement System

No further action taken

Similar To

H32

Relative to group classification

No further action taken

Similar To

H3776

To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth

Reported by H3818

Similar To

H3802

Relative to disability awareness training

Accompanied a study order, see H4792

Similar To

H4556

Protecting the Rights of Custodial and Other Non-Teaching Employees of School Districts

See H1390

Similar To

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

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