An Act relative to EMS and public safety
This bill amends state laws to clarify that the Commissioner of Public Safety and the Department of Public Safety are responsible for overseeing emergency medical services. It achieves this by updating definitions in two specific chapters of the General Laws to explicitly link EMS oversight to these agencies. The change ensures that legal references to these roles and organizations consistently point to the current public safety leadership.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action May 16, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
2
May 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
Apr 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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