Back to Massachusetts

H2738 • 2025

An Act relative to providing advanced life support to police dogs injured in the line of duty

An Act relative to providing advanced life support to police dogs injured in the line of duty

Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
Steven George Xiarhos
Last action
2026-04-13
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5355 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act relative to providing advanced life support to police dogs injured in the line of duty

An Act relative to providing advanced life support to police dogs injured in the line of duty By Representative Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to providing advanced life support to police dogs injured in the line of duty By Representative Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2738) of Steven George Xiarhos and Joseph D.
  • McKenna relative to providing advanced life support to police dogs injured in the line of duty.
  • 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. 2026-04-13 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5355 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-12-18 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-09-11 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/25/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  6. House

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

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to providing advanced life support to police dogs injured in the line of duty
By Representative Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2738) of Steven George Xiarhos and Joseph D. McKenna relative to providing advanced life support to police dogs injured in the line of duty. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
×

Bill H.2738

SECTION 1. subsection (b) of Section 9A of Chapter 111C of the General Laws, as most recently amended by Section 2 of Chapter 23 of the Acts of 2022, is hereby further amended by striking out the words "basic level".

SECTION 2. Said subsection (b) of Section 9A of Chapter 111C of the General Laws, as most recently amended by Section 2 of Chapter 23 of the Acts of 2022, is hereby further amended by striking out the words "provided, however, that nothing in this section shall authorize the provision of advanced life support care to a police dog;" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the provision of advanced life support care to a police dog by a person who is otherwise qualified to render such level of care by virtue of their professional licensing under this chapter and their training under this section;.

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The General Court provides this information as a public service and while we endeavor to keep the data accurate and current to the best of our ability, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

Close