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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4173 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2826
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael J. Finn
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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 impairment of health caused by infectious disease.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michael J. Finn6th Hampden1/17/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4173 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2826
By Representative Finn of West Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2826)
of Michael J. Finn for legislation relative to impairment of health caused by infectious disease.
Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2518 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to impairment of health caused by infectious disease.
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. Chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following
2section:-
3 94C. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary
4affecting the non-contributory or contributory system, any condition of impairment of health
5caused by an infectious disease resulting in total or partial disability or death to an employee of a
6correctional facility, shall, if he successfully passed a physical examination on entry into such
7service, or subsequently successfully passed a physical examination, which examination failed to
8reveal any evidence of such condition, be presumed to have been suffered in the line of duty,
9unless the contrary be shown by competent evidence.