Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2659 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/16/2023

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1212       FILED ON: 1/18/2023
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Alan Silvia
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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 providing for disability and death benefits for explosive device canine handlers and 
bomb technicians.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Alan Silvia7th Bristol1/18/2023Paul A. Schmid, III8th Bristol2/1/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1212       FILED ON: 1/18/2023
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By Representative Silvia of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2659) of 
Alan Silvia and Paul A. Schmid, III relative to retirement for disability or death caused by certain 
conditions of cancer to certain explosive device canine handlers and bomb technicians. Public 
Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2772 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 providing for disability and death benefits for explosive device canine handlers and 
bomb technicians.
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 94B of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, 
2is hereby amended by inserting after the word “unit”, in line 8, the following words:- , explosive 
3device canine handlers and bomb technicians