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H2853 • 2025

An Act relative to PTSD and accidental disability

An Act relative to PTSD and accidental disability

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Sponsor
Kenneth I. Gordon
Last action
2025-09-08
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to PTSD and accidental disability

An Act relative to PTSD and accidental disability By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to PTSD and accidental disability By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2853) of Kenneth I.
  • Gordon and others relative to PTSD and accidental disability.
  • 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. 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 PTSD and accidental disability
By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2853) of Kenneth I. Gordon and others relative to PTSD and accidental disability. Public Service.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2853

SECTION 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision (3) of section 7 of chapter 32 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2022 official edition, is hereby amended in line 182 by adding the following paragraph:

Lapse of time or failure to file notice of an injury sustained or hazard undergone as provided for in subdivision (1) of this section or subdivision (1) of section 9, as the case may be, shall also not be a bar to proceedings under either of such sections if such members or beneficiaries are filing for benefits under this section or section nine on the basis of an emotional or psychological injury. In that case, such members or beneficiaries may use the official records of the employer to establish proof of an injury sustained or hazard undergone. The official record must show that the member responded to and was directly involved in an incident or incidents. The incident or incidents need not have occurred within 2 years of the date of application.

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