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Senate refers bill on firefighter Matthew M. Troyto Public Service Committee after suspending rules
Summary
The Senate voted to suspend joint rules and referred a petition seeking accidental death benefits for the surviving spouse of firefighter Matthew M. Troy to the Committee on Public Service after floor debate highlighting limits in existing presumptive coverage for firefighter cancer.
The Senate suspended joint rules and referred a petition seeking accidental death benefits for the surviving spouse of firefighter Matthew M. Troy to the Committee on Public Service, the chamber announced after debate on the floor.
Senator Nick Collins, of Suffolk, urged colleagues to advance the measure, saying the proposal is intended to close a gap in the state's presumptive coverage for firefighter cancers. "He died too young, at the hands of cancer that we see happening more and more to firefighters and younger…
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