Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5698: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale
Status: In committee, November 2, 2026
What the bill says
An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale.
From the introduced text, October 21, 2026:
An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale. Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to establish forthwith, injured in the performance of duty benefits for a certain employee of the Chelmsford fire department who is incapacitated as a result of a hazardous workplace injury, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience. of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, Nicholas Spinale, a firefighter in the town of Chelmsford, shall be eligible for leave from the town without loss of pay pursuant to section 111F of chapter 41 of the General Laws, retroactive to April 7, 2026, for the period during which he is incapacitated from duty as a Chelmsford firefighter due to injuries sustained on April 7, 2026 while working for the department of fire services; provided, that no such leave shall be granted for any period after a physician designated by the commonwealth or the appointing authority for the town of Chelmsford determines that such incapacity no longer exists; provided further, that Nicholas Spinale shall not be required to waive the provisions of chapter 152 of the General Laws; and provided further, that the benefits …
Sponsors
- Means, House Committee on Ways and (I) · primary sponsor
- Healey, Maura T. (I)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Ordered to a third reading
- : Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3291
- : Read second
- : Rules suspended
- : Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3291
- : Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Rules suspended
Votes
- Committee Vote - Senate Committee on Ways and Means (October 29, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H5698?
- H5698 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale.
- What does H5698 do?
- In its own words: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale.
- What is the status of H5698?
- In committee as of November 2, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading (November 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5698?
- Means, House Committee on Ways and (I), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H5698?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5698
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