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H2964 • 2025

An Act providing for disability and death benefits for explosive device canine handlers and bomb technicians

An Act providing for disability and death benefits for explosive device canine handlers and bomb technicians

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Sponsor
Alan Silvia
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 providing for disability and death benefits for explosive device canine handlers and bomb technicians

An Act providing for disability and death benefits for explosive device canine handlers and bomb technicians By Representative Silvia of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act providing for disability and death benefits for explosive device canine handlers and bomb technicians By Representative Silvia of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2964) of Alan Silvia and David F.
  • DeCoste relative to retirement for disability or death caused by certain conditions of cancer to certain explosive device canine handlers and bomb technicians.
  • Public Service.

Limits and Unknowns

  • 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 providing for disability and death benefits for explosive device canine handlers and bomb technicians
By Representative Silvia of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2964) of Alan Silvia and David F. DeCoste relative to retirement for disability or death caused by certain conditions of cancer to certain explosive device canine handlers and bomb technicians. Public Service.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2964

Section 94B of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “unit”, in line 8, the following words:- , explosive device canine handlers and bomb technicians

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