MA H3263

Bill

Pertaining to public fire safety and professionalism

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 require a minimum of ten years experience for a firefighter to become chief of a fire department. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to require a minimum of ten years of experience as a firefighter in order to become the chief of a fire department in any city, town, or fire district within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The bill amends Chapter 48 of the General Laws to add a new Section 42B that would establish this experience requirement for the position of Fire Chief.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Dan Hunt (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4767 (on 07/17/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3263

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3263
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3263.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1385	Providing for binding arbitration for fire fighters and police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1388	Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters	No further action taken	Similar To
H1455	Relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters	No further action taken	Similar To
H1456	Relative to fire fighter training	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1537	Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption	Accompanied S1536	Similar To
H1849	Relative to distinctive registration plates for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H4502	Similar To
H2447	Relative to firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H4767	Public safety	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H4913	Relative to fire safety	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1344	Relative to novelty sparklers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1375	Relative to the issuance of uniform firefighter identification cards	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1385

Providing for binding arbitration for fire fighters and police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1388

Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters

No further action taken

Similar To

H1455

Relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters

No further action taken

Similar To

H1456

Relative to fire fighter training

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1537

Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption

Accompanied S1536

Similar To

H1849

Relative to distinctive registration plates for firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see H4502

Similar To

H2447

Relative to firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

H4767

Public safety

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H4913

Relative to fire safety

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1344

Relative to novelty sparklers

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1375

Relative to the issuance of uniform firefighter identification cards

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

Similar To

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