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