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H2860 • 2025

An Act relative to maintenance of physical examinations records for public safety personnel

An Act relative to maintenance of physical examinations records for public safety personnel

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Sponsor
James K. Hawkins
Last action
2025-10-14
Official status
Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to maintenance of physical examinations records for public safety personnel

An Act relative to maintenance of physical examinations records for public safety personnel By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to maintenance of physical examinations records for public safety personnel By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2860) of James K.
  • Hawkins relative to maintenance of physical examinations records for public safety personnel.
  • 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. 2025-10-14 House

    Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading

  2. 2025-09-11 House

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

  3. 2025-05-28 Joint

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

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to maintenance of physical examinations records for public safety personnel
By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2860) of James K. Hawkins relative to maintenance of physical examinations records for public safety personnel. Public Service.

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Bill H.2860

SECTION 1. Section 94 of chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the following:-

If the member’s employer failed to maintain a record of the member’s physical examination on entry into service, the member or employer may submit an affidavit attesting that the member did undergo such an examination and that the examination failed to reveal evidence of such condition. This affidavit shall constitute satisfactory evidence that the member underwent such a physical.

SECTION 2. Section 94A of said chapter 32 is hereby amended by inserting the following sentence at the end of the section:-

If the member’s employer failed to maintain a record of the member’s physical examination on entry into service, the member or employer may submit an affidavit attesting that the member did undergo such an examination and that the examination failed to reveal evidence of such condition. This affidavit shall constitute satisfactory evidence that the member underwent such a physical.

SECTION 3. Section 94B of said chapter 32 is hereby amended by inserting the following sentence at the end of the first paragraph:-

If the member’s employer failed to maintain a record of the member’s physical examination on entry into service, the member or employer may submit an affidavit attesting that the member did undergo such an examination and that the examination failed to reveal evidence of such condition. This affidavit shall constitute satisfactory evidence that the member underwent such a physical.

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