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H2680 • 2025

An Act requiring public safety vehicles to be equipped with emergency thermal blankets

An Act requiring public safety vehicles to be equipped with emergency thermal blankets

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Sponsor
Bridget Plouffe
Last action
2026-03-19
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5254 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act requiring public safety vehicles to be equipped with emergency thermal blankets

An Act requiring public safety vehicles to be equipped with emergency thermal blankets By Representative Plouffe of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act requiring public safety vehicles to be equipped with emergency thermal blankets By Representative Plouffe of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2680) of Bridget Plouffe for legislation to require public safety vehicles to be equipped with emergency thermal blankets.
  • Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-19 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5254 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-04-07 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 04/09/2025 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in A-1 & A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  5. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act requiring public safety vehicles to be equipped with emergency thermal blankets
By Representative Plouffe of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2680) of Bridget Plouffe for legislation to require public safety vehicles to be equipped with emergency thermal blankets. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2680

Chapter 6A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 18Z the following section:-

Section 18AA. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all emergency response vehicles shall be equipped with an emergency thermal blanket. For the purposes of this section the term emergency response vehicle shall include, but not be limited to, a fire apparatus, police vehicle, ambulance or disaster vehicle.

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