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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3047 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2971
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael J. Soter
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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 public safety telecommunicators with the same internal benefits as first
responders.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michael J. Soter8th Worcester1/16/2025Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable2/4/2025Hannah Kane11th Worcester2/4/2025Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex2/6/2025Joseph D. McKenna18th Worcester2/6/2025Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire2/13/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3047 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2971
By Representative Soter of Bellingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2971) of
Michael J. Soter and others for legislation to provide public safety telecommunicators with the
same internal benefits as first responders. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2667 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 public safety telecommunicators with the same internal benefits as first
responders.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, all
2Public Safety Dispatchers or Public Safety Telecommunicators shall receive the same internal
3benefits as First Responders. For the purpose of this paragraph, " Public Safety Dispatchers or
4Public Safety Telecommunicators" means an individual employed by a public safety agency, as
5the initial first responder, whose primary responsibility is to receive, process, transmit, or
6dispatch emergency and nonemergency calls for law enforcement, fire, emergency medical, and
7other public safety services by telephone, radio, or other communication device, and includes an
8individual who promotes from this position and supervises individuals who perform these
9functions. No change shall be made to such Telecommunicators' compensation and pension
10benefits.