H2587 • 2025

An Act establishing a commission on municipal emergency medical service staffing levels and workforce development

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Sponsor: Marjorie C. Decker
Last action: 2025-11-20
Official status: Referred to House Committee on Rules
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act establishing a commission on municipal emergency medical service staffing levels and workforce development

An Act establishing a commission on municipal emergency medical service staffing levels and workforce development By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act establishing a commission on municipal emergency medical service staffing levels and workforce development By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2587) of Marjorie C.
Decker for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to municipal emergency medical service staffing levels and workforce development..
Public Safety and Homeland Security.

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Bill History

2025-11-20 House
Discharged to the committee on House Rules
2025-10-30 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
2025-07-23 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 07/24/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual
2025-07-14 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 07/24/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act establishing a commission on municipal emergency medical service staffing levels and workforce development
By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2587) of Marjorie C. Decker for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to municipal emergency medical service staffing levels and workforce development.. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Rules

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Bill H.2587

SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be a commission to study municipal emergency medical service staffing levels and workforce development.

(b) The commission shall consist of 15 members: the chairs of the joint committee on public safety and homeland security or their designees, who shall serve as co-chairs; the chairs of the joint committee on public service or their designees; the state fire marshal or a designee; the director of the office of emergency medical services or a designee; 2 members appointed by the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts; 2 members appointed by the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts; 2 members appointed by the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, Inc; 1 member representing the Massachusetts Health Care Workforce Center; 1 member representing the State Office of Rural Health; and 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Municipal Association.

(c) The commission shall: (i) evaluate the current effectiveness and efficiency of municipal-based emergency medical service staffing, including an assessment of call volume, response times, ambulance transport times, turnaround times for ambulances at hospitals, and wait times for ambulances at hospitals; (ii) explore the current challenges facing the emergency medical service workforce, including operational inefficiencies, staffing shortages, training needs, and retention; (iii) review current emergency medical service and fire service workforce development programs; and (iv) recommend changes to streamline the workforce, enhance service delivery, and set standard staffing levels for services, as well as identify best practices in workforce development to promote new member engagement, retention, and training.

(d) The commission shall submit a report of its study and recommendations, together with any proposed legislation, to the chairs of the joint committee on public safety and homeland security and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate no later than March 1, 2026.

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