Massachusetts S2574: An Act providing accidental death benefits for the surviving spouse of a former firefighter of the City of Boston

What the bill says

From the introduced text, May 1, 2025:

Section 1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 9 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, and in order to promote the public good, there shall be paid an accidental death benefit from the Boston Retirement Board to Rachel Marie Troy, the surviving spouse of Mathew M. Troy, a former Firefighter of the City of Boston, who died as a result of a condition of impairment of health, including Cholangiocarcinoma, suffered while performing the essential duties of a Firefighter. The benefits shall be paid and administered in accordance with Section 9 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws. Rachel Marie Troy shall receive a lump sum payment from the Boston Retirement Board equal to the total accumulate retirement deductions paid by Mathew M. Troy into the annuity savings fund. Section 2. Such an accidental death benefit allowance shall consist of a yearly amount of pension equal to seventy-two percent of the annual rate of regular compensation of such member on the date such injury was sustained or such hazard was undergone, or equal to seventy-two percent of the average annual rate of compensation for the twelve-month period for which he last received regular compensation immediately preceding the date of his death, whichever is greater. Section 3. Rachel Marie Troy, the surviving spouse of …

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Sponsors

• Nick Collins (D, First Suffolk) · primary sponsor
• Daniel Hunt (D, 13th Suffolk)

Latest actions

1. June 22, 2026: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 109 of the Acts of 2026
2. June 15, 2026: Enacted and laid before the Governor
3. June 15, 2026: Enacted
4. June 11, 2026: Read third and passed to be engrossed
5. March 5, 2026: Read second and ordered to a third reading
6. March 5, 2026: Rules suspended
7. March 5, 2026: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
8. February 5, 2026: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
9. February 2, 2026: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
10. February 2, 2026: Taken out of the Orders of the Day

Votes

• Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Public Service (October 28, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is S2574?

S2574 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act providing accidental death benefits for the surviving spouse of a former firefighter of the City of Boston.

What is the status of S2574?

Signed into law as of June 22, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 109 of the Acts of 2026 (June 22, 2026).

Who sponsored S2574?

Nick Collins (D, First Suffolk), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for S2574?

On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2574