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H2826 • 2025

An Act relative to impairment of health caused by infectious disease

An Act relative to impairment of health caused by infectious disease

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Sponsor
Michael J. Finn
Last action
2026-02-17
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to impairment of health caused by infectious disease

An Act relative to impairment of health caused by infectious disease By Representative Finn of West Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to impairment of health caused by infectious disease By Representative Finn of West Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2826) of Michael J.
  • Finn for legislation relative to impairment of health caused by infectious disease.
  • 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. 2026-02-17 House

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

  2. 2026-02-17 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2026-02-17 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2026-01-20 House

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

  5. 2025-09-22 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-03:10 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  6. 2025-09-11 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  7. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  8. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to impairment of health caused by infectious disease
By Representative Finn of West Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2826) of Michael J. Finn for legislation relative to impairment of health caused by infectious disease. Public Service.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2826

SECTION 1. Chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby 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 system, any condition of impairment of health caused by an infectious disease resulting in total or partial disability or death to an employee of a correctional facility, shall, if he successfully passed a physical examination on entry into such service, or subsequently successfully passed a physical examination, which examination failed to reveal any evidence of such condition, be presumed to have been suffered in the line of duty, unless the contrary be shown by competent evidence.

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