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H2962 • 2025

An Act relative to the commonwealth's fire departments

An Act relative to the commonwealth's fire departments

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Sponsor
Danillo A. Sena
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 the commonwealth's fire departments

An Act relative to the commonwealth's fire departments By Representative Sena of Acton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the commonwealth's fire departments By Representative Sena of Acton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2962) of Danillo A.
  • Sena relative to benefits for certain firefighters.
  • Public Service.

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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 the commonwealth's fire departments
By Representative Sena of Acton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2962) of Danillo A. Sena relative to benefits for certain firefighters. Public Service.

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Bill H.2962

SECTION 1. Section 100 of chapter 41 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “law” in line 31 the following words: - This section shall also apply to any permanent crash crewman, crash boatman, fire controlman or assistant fire controlman employed at the General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, members of the Massachusetts military reservation fire department and members of the 104th fighter wing fire department and, for the purposes of this section, the Massachusetts Port Authority, the Massachusetts military reservation and the Barnes Air National Guard Base shall be fire districts.

SECTION 2. Section 100B of said chapter 41, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:

This section shall also apply to any permanent crash crewman, crash boatman, fire controlman or assistant fire controlman from the General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, members of the Massachusetts military reservation fire department and members of the 104th fighter wing fire department who are retired under a general or special law specifically relating to retirement for accidental disability and, for the purposes of this section, the Massachusetts Port Authority, the Massachusetts military reservation and the Barnes Air National Guard Base shall be fire districts.

SECTION 3. Section 94 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “into such service” in line 17, the following words:- or, for members of the 104th fighter wing fire department or members of the Massachusetts military reservation fire department, passed a physical examination on entry into service for those departments before they were transitioned to state employment,

SECTION 4. Section 94A of said chapter 32, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “into such service” in line 12, the following words:- or, for members of the 104th fighter wing fire department or members of the Massachusetts military reservation fire department, passed a physical examination on entry into service for those departments before they were transitioned to state employment,

SECTION 5. Section 94B of said chapter 32, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “into such service” in line 13, the following words:- or, for members of the 104th fighter wing fire department or members of the Massachusetts military reservation fire department, passed a physical examination on entry into service for those departments before they were transitioned to state employment,

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