An Act relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/30/2026 | House | Accompanied a study order, see H5312↗ (under House Rule 27) |
| — | House | Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order |
| 5/28/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 06/02/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Public Service |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J23 | Accompanied | — |
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 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.
This act shall take effect upon passage.
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.