Legislative Research: MA S1561 | 2019-2020 | 191st General Court
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 194th General Court (Introduced) | For legislation to create an OBGYN loan repayment grant program. Public Health. [S1561 2025 Detail][S1561 2025 Text][S1561 2025 Comments] | 2026-01-07 Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 2023-2024 193rd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to the definition of fireworks. Public Safety and Homeland Security. [S1561 2023 Detail][S1561 2023 Text][S1561 2023 Comments] | 2024-12-31 No further action taken |
| 2021-2022 192nd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to prevent illegal trafficking of firearms. Public Safety and Homeland Security. [S1561 2021 Detail][S1561 2021 Text][S1561 2021 Comments] | 2022-03-17 Accompanied a study order, see S2762 |
| 2019-2020 191st General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to line of duty death benefits for police officers employed by private colleges and universities. Public Service. [S1561 2019 Detail][S1561 2019 Text][S1561 2019 Comments] | 2020-02-18 Accompanied a study order, see S2545 |
| 2017-2018 190th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to authorize municipalities to grant property tax exemption for habitat and urban forest. Revenue. [S1561 2017 Detail][S1561 2017 Text][S1561 2017 Comments] | 2018-04-30 Accompanied a study order, see S2497 |
| 2015-2016 189th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to allow single family homeowners to deduct their municipal water, sewer and trash fees from their state income tax. Revenue. [S1561 2015 Detail][S1561 2015 Text][S1561 2015 Comments] | 2016-05-12 Accompanied a study order, see S2290 |
| 2013-2014 188th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative honoring those killed in the line of duty. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. [S1561 2013 Detail][S1561 2013 Text][S1561 2013 Comments] | 2014-03-10 Accompanied S1469 |
| 2011-2012 187th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to the administration of the government. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. [S1561 2011 Detail][S1561 2011 Text][S1561 2011 Comments] | 2012-10-01 Accompanied a study order, see S2446 |
| 2009-2010 186th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to cameras in the courtroom [S1561 2009 Detail][S1561 2009 Text][S1561 2009 Comments] | 2009-01-20 Public Hearing date 6/2 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room A2 |
References Online
Legislative Citation
APA
MA S1561 | 2019-2020 | 191st General Court. (2020, February 18). LegiScan. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S1561/2019
MLA
"MA S1561 | 2019-2020 | 191st General Court." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 18 Feb. 2020. Web. 20 Oct. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S1561/2019>.
Chicago
"MA S1561 | 2019-2020 | 191st General Court." February 18, 2020 LegiScan. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S1561/2019.
Turabian
LegiScan. MA S1561 | 2019-2020 | 191st General Court. 18 February 2020. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S1561/2019 (accessed October 20, 2026).
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1333 | Similar To | 2020-11-12 | Establishing penalties for the filing of false reports against police officers | Accompanied a study order, see H5081 |
| H1335 | Similar To | 2020-11-12 | Relative to the penalty for resisting a police officer | Accompanied a study order, see H5081 |
| S1508 | Similar To | 2019-09-09 | To provide certain retirement benefits and medical benefits to the widow and children of Everett Firefighter Thaddeus M Baxter, Jr. | New draft substituted, see S2332 |
| S1596 | Similar To | 2020-02-18 | Relative to line of duty death benefits | Accompanied a study order, see S2545 |
| H2076 | Similar To | 2020-02-24 | Resolve providing for a “Special Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training” to study and make recommendations concerning the implementation of a Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) system | Accompanied H2146 |
| H2317 | Similar To | 2020-01-06 | Providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees | Accompanied S1554 |
| H396 | Similar To | 2020-12-03 | Relative to school resource officers | Accompanied a study order, see H5159 |
| H2230 | Similar To | 2019-07-29 | Relative to benefits for Bridgewater State University police officers | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| H2314 | Similar To | 2020-05-20 | Relative to public safety employee death benefits | Accompanied a study order, see H4722 |
| S2200 | Similar To | 2019-06-06 | Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton | Accompanied a new draft, see S2240 |
| H3823 | Similar To | 2019-08-14 | Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Avon to serve as special police officers | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2019 |
| H3824 | Similar To | 2019-07-31 | Authorizing the city of Lowell to appoint retired police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments | Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4022 |
| S2240 | Similar To | 2019-08-07 | Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2019 |
| S2293 | Similar To | 2019-10-03 | Relative to special police officers in the town of West Bridgewater | Accompanied a new draft, see S2361 |
| H4006 | Similar To | 2020-11-04 | Providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters | Accompanied a study order, see H5031 |
| S2332 | Similar To | 2019-10-31 | Authorizing the city of Everett to provide certain death, retirement and medical benefits to the widow and children of deceased firefighter Thaddeus M Baxter, Jr. | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| H3262 | Similar To | 2020-11-12 | Relative to witness fees for retired police officers | Accompanied a study order, see H5081 |
| H4242 | Similar To | 2020-06-24 | Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Plymouth | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 98 of the Acts of 2020 |
| H4273 | Similar To | 2020-05-04 | Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Weston | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2020 |
| S2545 | Replaced by | 2020-02-24 | Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service issues | Reported (in part) by S1477 |
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1561 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1561.pdf |
