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H2856 • 2025

An Act relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits

An Act relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits

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

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits

An Act relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits By Representative Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits By Representative Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2856) of Richard M.
  • Haggerty relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits for police officers and firefighters.
  • 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. 2025-05-28 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/02/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  5. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits
By Representative Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2856) of Richard M. Haggerty relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits for police officers and firefighters. Public Service.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2856

SECTION 1. Section 100A of Chapter 32 of the Generals Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the figures “$300,000” in line 8, inserting in place thereof the figure “$350,000”; and in said section by striking the figures “$300,000” in line 21, inserting in place thereof the figure “$350,000”; and in said section by striking the figures “$300,000” in line 31, inserting in place thereof the figure “$350,000”; and in said section by striking the figures “$300,000” in line 32, inserting in place thereof the figure “$350,000”

SECTION 2. Section 100 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “death”, in line 22, the following words:- provided, however, that for the purpose of any payment on or after January 1, 2023 the term amount of pension shall in no case be less than the full salary payable to a police officer in the next grade-step (in the case of a deceased police officer) or a firefighter in the next grade-step (in the case of a deceased firefighter) while employed by a department or uniformed force on the date of such employee's death. Provided further that for the purpose of any payment on or after January 1, 2023, the term amount of pension shall in no case be less than the earnings that would have been payable to a police superior officer were he or she in the next grade-step of a supervisory position (in the case of a police superior officer deceased on or after January 1, 2023 who had been appointed to and was serving in such a supervisory position) or payable to a fire officer were he or she in the next grade-step of a supervisory position (in the case of a fire officer deceased on or after January 1, 2023 who had been appointed to and was serving in such a supervisory position) employed by a department or uniformed force on the date of such employee's death.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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