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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3526 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3188
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul McMurtry
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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 line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk1/17/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3526 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3188
By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3188) of
Paul McMurtry relative to property tax exemptions for real estate of survivors of certain police
officer and firefighters who died in the line of duty. Revenue.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2890 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 providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters.
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 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is
2hereby amended by inserting after the word “firefighter”, in lines 1468 and 1474, the following
3words:- who died in the line of duty or was.