An Act relative to public employee benefits for military service members on active duty

This bill amends Massachusetts law to ensure that public employee benefits apply to men and women who die while on active duty, regardless of whether their death is combat-related. The change directly affects state agencies and the families of public servants who lose their lives in military service. By removing the distinction between combat and non-combat deaths, the legislation broadens the scope of protections available to these service members and their dependents.