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S2574Introduced in the Senate

Providing accidental death benefits for the surviving spouse of a former firefighter of the City of Boston

Passed

Introduced by Nick Collins, District 01-SUF

What does this bill do?

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Official description

For legislation to provide accidental death benefits for the surviving spouse of Mathew M. Troy, a former firefighter of the City of Boston. Public Service.

Where it stands

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 109 of the Acts of 2026

June 22, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Referred to the Joint Committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

  2. Rules suspended

  3. Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Service

  4. House concurred

  5. Hearing scheduled for 09/10/2025 from 1:00 PM-4:00 PM in A-1

  6. Hearing rescheduled to 09/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-01:30 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  7. Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  8. Read second and ordered to a third reading

  9. Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  10. Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

  11. Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  12. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  13. Rules suspended

  14. Read second and ordered to a third reading

  15. Read third and passed to be engrossed

  16. Enacted

  17. Enacted and laid before the Governor

  18. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 109 of the Acts of 2026

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