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Mass. lawmaker files bill to include probation officers injured on duty under chapter 30 protections
Summary
Rep. Tackey Chan (2nd Norfolk) filed legislation Jan. 10, 2025, proposing to amend Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 30, section 58 to explicitly cover probation officers who receive bodily injuries from acts of violence while performing their duties.
Rep. Tackey Chan (2nd Norfolk) filed legislation Jan. 10, 2025, proposing to amend Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 30, section 58 to explicitly cover probation officers who receive bodily injuries from acts of violence while performing their duties. The filing is House No. 2772 and was recorded on House Docket No. 563.
Why it matters: The proposed text would add probation officers to the statutory language in chapter 30, section 58, which governs certain service-related injury provisions; the change could affect how injuries sustained in the line of duty are classified or addressed for probation officers if the bill becomes law.
The bill, titled "An Act relative to probation officers," was presented by Representative Tackey Chan of Quincy and lists David Holway of the National Association of Government Employees as a petitioner. The filing packet cites similar matter filed in the prior legislative session (House No. 2477 of 2023–2024). The bill text included in the filing inserts the phrase: "in the case of a probation officer, receives bodily injuries resulting from acts of violence perpetrated on them while in the performance of their duties or," into line 20 of section 58 of chapter 30 of the General Laws.
House records show the measure was filed with the House on Jan. 10, 2025, and referred to the Joint Committee on Public Service for study and any hearings. There is no record in the filing packet of committee action, votes, or final disposition; the bill remains at the stage of being docketed and referred to committee.
The filing packet does not specify any implementing regulations, funding changes, or an effective date for the proposed amendment. It also does not state the precise administrative or benefit consequences that would follow if the statute were amended; those details would be determined through committee review, any subsequent amendments, and final passage into law.
Next steps: The bill will be considered under the ordinary legislative process in the General Court: committee review and possible public hearings, followed by any committee report and votes in the House and Senate. No committee hearings or votes are recorded in the provided filing text.
