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H2753 • 2025

An Act relative to firefighter retirement benefits

An Act relative to firefighter retirement benefits

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Sponsor
David Biele
Last action
2025-09-08
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to firefighter retirement benefits

An Act relative to firefighter retirement benefits By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to firefighter retirement benefits By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2753) of David Biele and others for legislation to expand the cancer presumption for firefighters.
  • Public Service.
  • Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill History

  1. 2025-09-08 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-05-22 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/28/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to firefighter retirement benefits
By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2753) of David Biele and others for legislation to expand the cancer presumption for firefighters. Public Service.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2753

Section 1.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, Chapter 32 Section 94B(2) of the General Laws as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition is hereby amended by striking the word five in line 27 and insert the word ten after the word within in line 27.

Section 2. Chapter 32 Section 94B (2) of the General Laws as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting in line 31 after the word compensation the following words, in the event that such person retires in accordance with this section any secondary cancer shall be covered in accordance with section 9 of this chapter.

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