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H2993

194th

An Act providing the next of kin of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty with the flags of the Commonwealth and the United States

StatusActive Amendments0 SponsorThomas P. Walsh CommitteeNot yet assigned

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By Representative Walsh of Peabody, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2993) of Thomas P. Walsh relative to providing the next of kin of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty with the flags of the Commonwealth and the United States. Public Service.

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Date	Branch	Action
8/21/2025	House	8/21/2025 HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
5/1/2025	Joint	5/1/2025 JointHearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
2/27/2025	Senate	2/27/2025 SenateSenate concurred
2/27/2025	House	2/27/2025 HouseReferred to the committee on Public Service

Cosponsor
Thomas P. Walsh Primary sponsor
Adrianne Pusateri Ramos
Steven George Xiarhos
Jeffrey Rosario Turco
David Paul Linsky
Marc T. Lombardo
Margaret R. Scarsdale
Sean Garballey
Adrian C. Madaro
Peter J. Durant
James C. Arena-DeRosa
Jennifer Balinsky Armini
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
Norman J. Orrall
Michael S. Chaisson
Steven S. Howitt
David T. Vieira
Richard G. Wells, Jr.
John J. Marsi
Hannah Kane
Nick Collins
Michelle L. Badger
Adam J. Scanlon

Committee	Recommendation	Vote
J23	Favorable	1 entries

Bill	Title	Status
S1910	An Act providing the next of kin of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty with the flags of the Commonwealth and the United States	Active

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▸Intro / Preamble

	Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 89E the following section:-

▸SECTION 89F

If a sworn police officer of a police department of city or town, a sworn police officer of the department of state police or a firefighter for a fire department of a city or town, is killed, or dies from injuries received, or dies as a natural or proximate result of undergoing a hazard peculiar to his or her employment, while in the performance of his or her duty, their next of kin shall receive a flag of the commonwealth of Massachusetts and a flag of the United States during the memorial service, the cost of which shall be borne by the commonwealth.

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	Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 89E the following section:-
	Section 89F. If a sworn police officer of a police department of city or town, a sworn police officer of the department of state police or a firefighter for a fire department of a city or town, is killed, or dies from injuries received, or dies as a natural or proximate result of undergoing a hazard peculiar to his or her employment, while in the performance of his or her duty, their next of kin shall receive a flag of the commonwealth of Massachusetts and a flag of the United States during the memorial service, the cost of which shall be borne by the commonwealth.