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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3538 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2841 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Colleen M. Garry |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act providing equity and fairness to POST-certified police officers disabled by cardiac |
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| 13 | 13 | | disease. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex1/17/2025Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk2/12/2025Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire2/12/2025Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden2/12/2025Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex2/12/2025Susannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin2/12/2025Steven S. Howitt4th Bristol2/12/2025Carlos González10th Hampden2/21/2025Michael O. MooreSecond Worcester2/21/2025James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex2/25/2025Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk2/26/2025Manny Cruz7th Essex3/9/2025Jessica Ann Giannino16th Suffolk3/9/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3538 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2841 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2841) of Colleen |
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| 20 | 20 | | M. Garry and others relative to certain POST-certified police officers under the “heart law”, so- |
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| 21 | 21 | | called. Public Service. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act providing equity and fairness to POST-certified police officers disabled by cardiac |
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| 28 | 28 | | disease. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Section 94 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2inserting after the words “Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority”, the following words: - |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 “or the police force of the University of Massachusetts, or of the police force of the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4Massachusetts Port Authority, or of the police forces of the state universities and community |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5colleges, or of the office of environmental law enforcement of the Executive Office of |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6Environmental Affairs, or the campus police of the Department of Mental Health,” |
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