H2950 • 2025

An Act relative to injured and incapacitated state-employed police officers

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Sponsor: David Allen Robertson
Last action: 2026-03-30
Official status: Accompanied a study order, see H5312 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to injured and incapacitated state-employed police officers

An Act relative to injured and incapacitated state-employed police officers By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to injured and incapacitated state-employed police officers By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2950) of David Allen Robertson relative to injured and incapacitated state-employed police officers.
Public Service.

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Bill History

2026-03-30 House
Accompanied a study order, see H5312 (under House Rule 27)
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
2025-09-11 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 09/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Public Service
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred
House
Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to injured and incapacitated state-employed police officers
By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2950) of David Allen Robertson relative to injured and incapacitated state-employed police officers. Public Service.

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Bill H.2950

SECTION 1. Section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph:-

“Sixtieth “Police officer”, “policeman”, or “permanent member of a police force”, shall include without limitation, any police officer appointed by the University of Massachusetts, Environmental police, Massport police, and campus police officers of the state colleges and universities.

SECTION 2. Section 94 of chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting

after the words “Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority,” the following words:- or of the University of Massachusetts police department, Environmental police, Massport police, and campus police officers of the state colleges and universities.

SECTION 3. Section 111F of chapter 41of the General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting after the word:- “General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, and members of the Massachusetts military reservation fire department, for the purposes of this section the Massachusetts Port Authority and Massachusetts military reservation shall be fire districts,” the following:- The provisions of this section shall also apply in all aspects to any University of Massachusetts police officer, Environmental police, Massport police, and campus police officer of the state colleges and universities

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