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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2095 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2941
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.
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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 providing for special death benefits to fallen public safety officers.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden1/15/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2095 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2941
By Representative Puppolo of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2941) of
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. relative to providing for special death benefits to fallen public safety
officers. 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 providing for special death benefits to fallen public safety officers.
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 100 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by inserting after the word “death”, in line 22, the following words:-
3provided, however, that for the purpose of any payment on or after December 1, 2010 the term
4amount of pension shall in no case be less than the full salary payable to a police officer in the
5next grade-step (in the case of a deceased police officer) or a firefighter in the next grade-step (in
6the case of a deceased firefighter) while employed by a department or uniformed force on the
7date of such employee's death. Provided further that for the purpose of any payment on or after
8December 1, 2010, the term amount of pension shall in no case be less than the earnings that
9would have been payable to a police superior officer were he or she in the next grade-step of a
10supervisory position (in the case of a police superior officer deceased on or after December 1,
112010 who had been appointed to and was serving in such a supervisory position) or payable to a
12fire officer were he or she in the next grade-step of a supervisory position (in the case of a fire
13officer deceased on or after December 1, 2010 who had been appointed to and was serving in 2 of 2
14such a supervisory position) employed by a department or uniformed force on the date of such
15employee's death.