Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2545 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1134 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2545
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Richard M. Haggerty
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Richard M. Haggerty30th Middlesex1/18/2023 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1134 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2545
18	18	By Representative Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2545) of
19	19	Richard M. Haggerty relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits for police officers and
20	20	firefighters. Public Service.
21	21	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
22	22	SEE HOUSE, NO. 2668 OF 2021-2022.]
23	23	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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25	25	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
26	26	(2023-2024)
27	27	_______________
28	28	An Act relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits.
29	29	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
30	30	of the same, as follows:
31	31	1 SECTION 1. Section 100A of Chapter 32 of the Generals Laws, as appearing in the 2018
32	32	2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the figures “$300,000” in line 8, inserting in
33	33	3place thereof the figure “$350,000”; and in said section by striking the figures “$300,000” in line
34	34	421, inserting in place thereof the figure “$350,000”; and in said section by striking the figures
35	35	5“$300,000” in line 31, inserting in place thereof the figure “$350,000”; and in said section by
36	36	6striking the figures “$300,000” in line 32, inserting in place thereof the figure “$350,000”
37	37	7 SECTION 2. Section 100 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010
38	38	8Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “death”, in line 22, the following
39	39	9words:- provided, however, that for the purpose of any payment on or after January 1, 2023 the
40	40	10term amount of pension shall in no case be less than the full salary payable to a police officer in 2 of 2
41	41	11the next grade-step (in the case of a deceased police officer) or a firefighter in the next grade-step
42	42	12(in the case of a deceased firefighter) while employed by a department or uniformed force on the
43	43	13date of such employee's death. Provided further that for the purpose of any payment on or after
44	44	14January 1, 2023, the term amount of pension shall in no case be less than the earnings that would
45	45	15have been payable to a police superior officer were he or she in the next grade-step of a
46	46	16supervisory position (in the case of a police superior officer deceased on or after January 1, 2023
47	47	17who had been appointed to and was serving in such a supervisory position) or payable to a fire
48	48	18officer were he or she in the next grade-step of a supervisory position (in the case of a fire officer
49	49	19deceased on or after January 1, 2023 who had been appointed to and was serving in such a
50	50	20supervisory position) employed by a department or uniformed force on the date of such
51	51	21employee's death.
52	52	22 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.