Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H5055 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5351 FILED ON: 9/5/2024
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 5055
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Rob Consalvo
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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 providing certain death benefits for the widow of a former firefighter of the city of
13	13	Boston.
14	14	_______________
15	15	PETITION OF:
16	16	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Rob Consalvo14th Suffolk9/5/2024 1 of 2
17	17	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5351 FILED ON: 9/5/2024
18	18	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 5055
19	19	By Representative Consalvo of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5055) of
20	20	Rob Consalvo (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Boston be
21	21	authorized to provide certain death benefits for Pamela Thompson, the widow of Anthony
22	22	Thompson, a former firefighter of the city of Boston. Public Service. [Local Approval
23	23	Received.]
24	24	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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26	26	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
27	27	(2023-2024)
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29	29	An Act providing certain death benefits for the widow of a former firefighter of the city of
30	30	Boston.
31	31	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
32	32	of the same, as follows:
33	33	1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 100 of chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other
34	34	2general or special law to the contrary, and to promote the public good, there shall be paid a line
35	35	3of duty death benefit from the Boston Retirement Board to Pamela Thompson, the widow of
36	36	4Anthony Thompson, a former firefighter of the city of Boston who died as a result of injuries
37	37	5sustained while performing the essential duties of a firefighter. The benefits shall be paid and
38	38	6administered in accordance with section 100 of chapter 32 of the General Laws. Pamela
39	39	7Thompson shall receive a lump sum payment from the Boston Retirement Board equal to the
40	40	8total accumulated retirement deductions paid by Anthony Thompson into the annuity savings
41	41	9fund.
42	42	10 SECTION 2. Such line of duty death benefit shall be paid to Pamela Thompson and
43	43	11consist of an annual amount of pension equal to the amount of salary which would have been 2 of 2
44	44	12paid to said firefighter, Anthony Thompson, had he continued in service as a Boston Firefighter.
45	45	13This line of duty death benefit shall maintain parity with the Boston firefighters collective
46	46	14bargaining pay increases. In case of any surviving eligible children there shall be paid to Pamela
47	47	15Thompson the sum of three hundred and twelve dollars per annum for each such child until such
48	48	16time as all such children have attained age eighteen or have attained age twenty-two if a full-time
49	49	17student.
50	50	18 SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, or regulation to the
51	51	19contrary, the surviving children of Anthony Thompson, a deceased firefighter in the City of
52	52	20Boston, shall be eligible for original appointment to the Boston Fire Department and shall be
53	53	21considered survivors under section 26 of chapter 31 of the General Laws. In order to have their
54	54	22names so certified, said surviving children must first pass the written and physical examinations
55	55	23required of all candidates for entrance to the fire service.
56	56	24 SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.