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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 36 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1185
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Anne M. Gobi
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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 the protection of emergency responders from dismissal.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Anne M. GobiWorcester and Hampshire 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 36 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1185
By Ms. Gobi, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1185) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation
to prohibit disciplinary actions by employers on employees serving as volunteer emergency
responders. Labor and Workforce Development.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1204 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 the protection of emergency responders from dismissal.
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 177B of Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “ambulance department” each
3time it appears, the following words:- or emergency responders.
4 SECTION 2. The first paragraph of said Section 177B of said Chapter 149, as so
5appearing, is hereby amended by striking the words "capacity as a volunteer member of a fire
6department or ambulance department" in lines 5 and 6 and inserting in place thereof the
7following words:- "work at an emergency shelter, or his capacity as a volunteer member of a fire
8department or ambulance department." 2 of 2
9 SECTION 3. Said Section 177B of said Chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby further
10amended in paragraph 2 by inserting after the word “emergency medical technician”, the
11following words:- "or emergency responder".