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
Summary
By Representative Walsh of Peabody and Senator Tarr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1459) of Thomas P. Walsh and others 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.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2017
Last action Feb 26, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 26, 2018
Committee
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
Jan 23, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jan 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to the committee on Public Service
lower
0 primary · 47 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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