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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 561 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1726
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael F. Rush
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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 surviving family members of public emergency medical technicians.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Michael F. RushNorfolk and SuffolkPaul McMurtry11th Norfolk2/2/2023 1 of 4
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 561 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1726
By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1726) of Michael F. Rush and Paul
McMurtry for legislation relative to surviving family of emergency medical technicians. Public
Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1771 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 surviving family members of public emergency medical 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 1. Section 100 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “death,” in line 15 the following
3words:-
4 or if a public emergency medical technician while in the performance of his duties and as
5the result of an assault on his person or as a result of an accident while responding to or returning
6from any emergency or as the result of an accident involving an EMS department vehicle, which
7the public emergency medical technician is operating or in which he is riding or while at the
8scene of any emergency is killed or sustains injuries while on duty which results in his death, 2 of 4
9 SECTION 2. Section 100 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended
10by striking out, in lines 16-17, the words “firefighter, police officer or corrections officer” and
11inserting in place thereof the following words:_
12 firefighter, police officer, corrections officer, or public emergency medical technician
13 SECTION 3. Section 100 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended
14by striking out, in lines 18-19, the words “firefighter, police officer or corrections officer” and
15inserting in place thereof the following words:-
16 firefighter, police officer, corrections officer, or public emergency medical technician
17 SECTION 4. Section 100 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended
18by striking out, in lines 22-23, the words “firefighter, police officer or corrections officer” and
19inserting in place thereof the following words:-
20 firefighter, police officer, corrections officer, or public emergency medical technician
21 SECTION 5. Section 100 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended
22by striking out, in line 26, the words “firefighter, police officer or corrections officer” and
23inserting in place thereof the following words:-
24 firefighter, police officer, corrections officer, or public emergency medical technician
25 SECTION 6. Section 100 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended
26by striking out, in lines 45-46, the words “firefighter, police officer or corrections officer” and
27inserting in place thereof the following words:-
28 firefighter, police officer, corrections officer, or public emergency medical technician 3 of 4
29 SECTION 7. Section 100 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended
30by striking out, in line 53, the words “firefighter, police officer or corrections officer” and
31inserting in place thereof the following words:-
32 firefighter, police officer, corrections officer, or public emergency medical technician
33 SECTION 8. Section 100 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended
34by striking out, in line 67, the words “firefighter, police officer or corrections officer” and
35inserting in place thereof the following words:-
36 firefighter, police officer, corrections officer, or public emergency medical technician
37 SECTION 9. Section 100 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended
38by striking out, in lines 75-76, the words “firefighter, police officer or corrections officer” and
39inserting in place thereof the following words:-
40 firefighter, police officer, corrections officer, or public emergency medical technician
41 SECTION 10. Section 100 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended
42by striking out, in lines 79-80, the words “firefighter, police officer or corrections officer” and
43inserting in place thereof the following words:-
44 firefighter, police officer, corrections officer, or public emergency medical technician
45 SECTION 11. Section 100 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended
46by striking out, in lines 88-89, the words “firefighter, police officer or corrections officer” and
47inserting in place thereof the following words:-
48 firefighter, police officer, corrections officer, or public emergency medical technician 4 of 4
49 SECTION 12. This act shall take effect upon its passage.