Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4890: An Act relative to the maintenance of pre-employment physical examination records for public safety personnel in the city of Quincy
Status: In committee, November 2, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, December 31, 2025:
SECTION 1: Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the City of Quincy Retirement Board shall apply the presumptions afforded by Section 94, 94A and 94B of Chapter 32 of General Laws, as follows to certain public safety personnel in the City of Quincy who apply for Accidental Disability Retirement pursuant to Section 7 of said Chapter 32 in the same manner in Section 2. SECTION 2. If the member's employer cannot locate or otherwise failed to maintain a complete record of the member's physical examination into service, the member or employer may submit an Affidavit attesting that the member did undergo an examination and that the examination failed to reveal any evidence of the disabling condition for which the member is seeking Accidental Disability Retirement. This Affidavit shall constitute substantial evidence that the member successfully underwent a pre-employment physical examination as required by Sections 94, 94A and 94B and that said physical did not reveal any evidence of the disabling condition for which the member is seeking Accidental Disability Retirement, as further evidenced by the member's acceptance into service. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Sponsors
- Tackey Chan (D, 2nd Norfolk) · primary sponsor
- Bruce Ayers (D)
- John Keenan (D, Norfolk and Plymouth)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
- : Passed to be engrossed
- : Amended (Keenan) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3289
- : Read third (title changed)
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Public Service (March 18, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4890?
- H4890 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to the maintenance of pre-employment physical examination records for public safety personnel in the city of Quincy.
- What is the status of H4890?
- In committee as of November 2, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading (November 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4890?
- Tackey Chan (D, 2nd Norfolk), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H4890?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4890
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