2025-2026 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H2909: Relative to the disability or death caused by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Legislative Summary
Relative to a post-traumatic stress disorder presumption for certain retirement benefits. Public Service.
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Bill History
2/27/2025
Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Service
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Senate concurred
Senate
5/22/2025
Hearing scheduled for 05/28/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-2
Joint Conference
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Public Service(Joint Conference)
Sponsors
Democrat: 28
Republican: 12
Primary Sponsor

Joseph McGonagle
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (39)
Marcus Vaughn
Republican
John Marsi
Republican
Christopher Flanagan
Democrat
Angelo Puppolo
Democrat
Steven Xiarhos
Republican
David DeCoste
Republican
Paul Frost
Republican
Paul McMurtry
Democrat
Patrick Kearney
Democrat
Dennis Gallagher
Democrat
Rodney Elliott
Democrat
Michael Soter
Republican
Steven Ultrino
Democrat
Mark Sylvia
Democrat
Danillo Sena
Democrat
Erika Uyterhoeven
Democrat
Michael Brady
Democrat
Samantha Montano
Democrat
Alyson Sullivan-Almeida
Republican
Jacob Oliveira
Democrat
James Hawkins
Democrat
Daniel Cahill
Democrat
James Arena-DeRosa
Democrat
James Arciero
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Bruce Tarr
Republican
Antonio Cabral
Democrat
Jonathan Zlotnik
Democrat
Kenneth Sweezey
Republican
Ryan Hamilton
Democrat
Thomas Stanley
Democrat
Nick Collins
Democrat
Hannah Kane
Republican
Christopher Hendricks
Democrat
Tara Hong
Democrat
Donald Wong
Republican
Colleen Garry
Democrat
John Gaskey
Republican
Richard Wells
Democrat