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H2775 • 2025

An Act relative to retired Quincy firefighter Kevin Bythrow

An Act relative to retired Quincy firefighter Kevin Bythrow

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Sponsor
Tackey Chan
Last action
2025-09-11
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to retired Quincy firefighter Kevin Bythrow

An Act relative to retired Quincy firefighter Kevin Bythrow By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to retired Quincy firefighter Kevin Bythrow By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2775) of Tackey Chan (with the approval of the mayor and the city council) relative to the retirement of Kevin Bythrow by the retirement board of the city of Quincy.
  • Public Service.
  • [Local Approval Received.] Status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill History

  1. 2025-09-11 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  2. 2025-09-11 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2025-09-11 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2025-08-21 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  5. 2025-05-01 Joint

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

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  7. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to retired Quincy firefighter Kevin Bythrow
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2775) of Tackey Chan (with the approval of the mayor and the city council) relative to the retirement of Kevin Bythrow by the retirement board of the city of Quincy. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2775

SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, and to promote the public good, the city of Quincy retirement board shall retire Kevin Bythrow, who as a result of toxic exposures sustained while in the performance of his duties for the city of Quincy fire department, is totally and permanently incapacitated. The annual amount of pension payable to Kevin Bythrow shall be in accordance with the provisions of section 7 of chapter 32 of the General Laws. Such retirement shall be effective and retroactive as of July 31, 2023.

(b) The provisions of section 100B of chapter 41 of the General Laws shall apply to Kevin Bythrow relative to his indemnification by the city of Quincy for any hospital, medical and related expenses that are not covered by his private health insurance.

(c) Upon the death of Kevin Bythrow, if due to Parkinson's disease, his surviving spouse shall receive an accidental death benefit pursuant to section 9 of chapter 32 of the General Laws. If Kevin Bythrow dies as a result of some other cause, his surviving spouse shall receive a death benefit in accordance with Option (c) of subdivision (2) of section 12 of said chapter 32.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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