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H2765 • 2025

An Act relative to defining certain disabilities

An Act relative to defining certain disabilities

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Sponsor
Daniel Cahill
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5312 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to defining certain disabilities

An Act relative to defining certain disabilities By Representative Cahill of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to defining certain disabilities By Representative Cahill of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2765) of Daniel Cahill relative to the disability retirement law for public employees.
  • Public Service.

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  • 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. 2026-03-30 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5312 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-07-08 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-06-30 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  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 defining certain disabilities
By Representative Cahill of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2765) of Daniel Cahill relative to the disability retirement law for public employees. Public Service.

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Bill H.2765

SECTION 1.

Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is amended by adding the following: —

Section 94C. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary affecting the non-contributory or contributory retirement system, any condition or impairment of health caused by any disease of the lungs or respiratory tract, resulting in total disability or death of a member of such system whose impairment was caused by negative environmental factors in the workplace and which occurred subsequent to employment in such workplace shall be presumed to have been suffered in the performance of the job unless the contrary be shown by competent evidence.

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