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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2553 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2863
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James K. Hawkins
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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 to provide certain employees in the department of corrections with line of duty death
benefits.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol1/16/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2553 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2863
By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2863) of
James K. Hawkins for legislation to provide certain employees in the Department of Correction
with line-of-duty death benefits. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2553 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 to provide certain employees in the department of corrections with line of duty death
benefits.
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 100A of Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws shall be amended by
2inserting the words "or Unit 8 employees within the Public Safety Secretariat" after the words
3"or corrections officer" in section (c) line 3, and section (d) line 6, line 7, line 9, line 11, and line
412.