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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1842 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2848
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jessica Ann Giannino
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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 aligning disability pensions for violent crimes.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jessica Ann Giannino16th Suffolk1/15/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1842 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2848
By Representative Giannino of Revere, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2848) of
Jessica Ann Giannino relative to disability pensions for violent crimes. Public Service.
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 aligning disability pensions for violent crimes.
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. Paragraph (a) of subdivision (2) of section 26 of chapter 32 of the General
2Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following
3sentence:- This subdivision shall not apply to a member in service who is not able to perform the
4essential duties of the member’s job by reason of violent act injury, as defined in section 7.
5 SECTION 2. Said section 26 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further
6amended by inserting after subdivision (2) the following subdivision:-
7 (2½) Section 7 shall apply to any member in service classified in Group 3 who is an
8officer of the department of state police if the rating board, after an examination of such officer
9by a registered physician appointed by it, reports in writing to the state board of retirement that
10such officer is incapacitated for the performance of duty by reason of violent act injury, as
11defined in said section 7, occurring during the performance and within the scope of their duty 2 of 2
12and without contributory negligence on their part, and that such incapacity is likely to be
13permanent.