H 4611 Massachusetts House · 191st Legislature (2019-2020)

An Act relative to emergency hazard health duty

Summary

By Mr. Arciero of Westford, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James Arciero and others relative to creating a presumption of job relatedness for certain public safety personnel and first responders suffering from incapacitation or inability to perform their duties as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection or exposure. Public Service.

Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2020

Committee Review

Jul 2020

Senate Passage

Jun 2020

Governor

Introduced Mar 19, 2020 Last action Jul 16, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

10

Key actions

4

Committee

4

Jul 16, 2020

Lower · Passed

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

lower

Jun 25, 2020

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred

upper

May 11, 2020

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred

upper

Mar 30, 2020

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred

upper

Mar 30, 2020

Committee

Discharged to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

lower

Mar 26, 2020

Committee

Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service

lower

Mar 19, 2020

Committee

Referred to the committee on House Rules

lower

1 primary · 47 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Alyson Sullivan-Almeida

Second Essex and Middlesex

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

Chris Hendricks

Claire D. Cronin