Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5054: An Act relative to the maintenance of pre-employment physical examination records for public safety personnel in the city of Peabody
Status: Passed one chamber, June 18, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 2, 2026:
SECTION 1: Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the City of Peabody 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 Peabody who apply for Accidental Disability Retirement pursuant to Section 7 of said Chapter 32. 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.
Sponsors
- Thomas Walsh (D, 12th Essex) · primary sponsor
- Sally Kerans (D, 13th Essex)
Latest actions
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed
- : Rules suspended
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
- : Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- : Hearing rescheduled to 03/11/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:25 PM in A-1 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span>
- : Hearing scheduled for 03/11/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Public Service (March 18, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H5054?
- H5054 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 Peabody.
- What is the status of H5054?
- Passed one chamber as of June 18, 2026. Latest action: Read second and ordered to a third reading (June 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5054?
- Thomas Walsh (D, 12th Essex), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H5054?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5054
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