Massachusetts bills · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)
Massachusetts H 2842
An Act providing equity and fairness to POST-certified police officers disabled by cardiac disease
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Colleen M. Garry (Democratic)
Cosponsors (74)
- James Arciero (Democratic)
- James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic)
- Shirley B. Arriaga (Democratic)
- Brian M. Ashe (Democratic)
- Michelle L. Badger (Democratic)
- John Barrett, III (Democratic)
- Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. (Republican)
- Natalie M. Blais
- Nicholas A. Boldyga (Republican)
- Michael D. Brady (Democratic)
- Michael S. Chaisson (Republican)
- Tackey Chan (Democratic)
- Manny Cruz (Democratic)
- David F. DeCoste (Republican)
- Kate Donaghue (Democratic)
- Rodney M. Elliott
- Ryan C. Fattman (Republican)
- Paul R. Feeney (Democratic)
- Kimberly N. Ferguson (Republican)
- Michael J. Finn (Democratic)
- Paul K. Frost (Republican)
- Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic)
- Jessica Ann Giannino (Democratic)
- Homar Gómez (Democratic)
- Carlos González (Democratic)
- Natalie M. Higgins (Democratic)
- Tara T. Hong (Democratic)
- Vanna Howard (Democratic)
- Steven S. Howitt (Republican)
- Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (Republican)
- Hannah Kane (Republican)
- Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democratic)
- Meghan K. Kilcoyne (Democratic)
- Michael P. Kushmerek (Democratic)
- David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democratic)
- Marc T. Lombardo (Republican)
- William F. MacGregor (Democratic)
- John J. Marsi (Republican)
- Joseph D. McKenna (Republican)
- Paul McMurtry (Democratic)
- Thomas W. Moakley (Democratic)
- Samantha Montaño (Democratic)
- Michael O. Moore (Democratic)
- John Francis Moran (Democratic)
- David K. Muradian, Jr. (Republican)
- Brian W. Murray (Democratic)
- Tram T. Nguyen (Democratic)
- Jacob R. Oliveira (Democratic)
- Norman J. Orrall (Republican)
- Francisco E. Paulino (Democratic)
- Kelly W. Pease (Republican)
- Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. (Democratic)
- Orlando Ramos (Democratic)
- Sean Reid (Democratic)
- David Allen Robertson (Democratic)
- Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democratic)
- Aaron L. Saunders (Democratic)
- Adam J. Scanlon (Democratic)
- Danillo A. Sena (Democratic)
- Todd M. Smola (Republican)
- Michael J. Soter (Republican)
- Priscila S. Sousa (Democratic)
- Thomas M. Stanley (Democratic)
- Kenneth P. Sweezey (Republican)
- Mark D. Sylvia (Democratic)
- Joshua Tarsky (Democratic)
- Jeffrey Rosario Turco (Democratic)
- Steven Ultrino (Democratic)
- Marcus S. Vaughn (Republican)
- David T. Vieira (Republican)
- Richard G. Wells, Jr. (Democratic)
- Susannah M. Whipps (Independent)
- Bud L. Williams (Democratic)
- Steven George Xiarhos (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Massachusetts legislature· summary
By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2842) of Colleen M. Garry and others for legislation to add certain POST-certified police officers under the heart law presumption. Public Service.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Sep 8, 2025 · House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means - Sep 8, 2025 · House
Accompanied by H2841 - May 22, 2025 · Legislature
Hearing scheduled for 05/28/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-2 - Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Senate concurred - Feb 27, 2025 · House
Referred to the committee on Public Service