# Massachusetts H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale

Massachusetts H 5429, An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Maura T. Healey; status second reading, last action 2026-10-21 (New draft substituted, see H5698); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 5429
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale
- Status: second reading
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-05-14
- Last action: 2026-10-21, New draft substituted, see H5698
- Sponsor: Maura T. Healey
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Service, House Ways and Means, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (42 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Maura T. Healey

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-20 | committee | Committee Favorable with Amendment: H.5429 “An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale” as amended | pass | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-06-26 | committee | Committee Favorable: Favorable Report | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-10-21: New draft substituted, see H5698 (House)
- 2026-10-21: Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) (House)
- 2026-10-21: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-10-21: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending (House)
- 2026-10-21: Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending (House)
- 2026-10-21: Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5698 (House)
- 2026-06-29: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-06-03: Hearing rescheduled to 06/03/2026 from 11:00 AM-11:45 AM in B-2 <br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span> (legislature)
- 2026-05-22: Hearing scheduled for 06/03/2026 from 11:00 AM-04:00 PM in B-2 (legislature)
- 2026-05-18: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2026-05-14: Referred to the committee on Public Service (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5429.pdf)

## Related bills

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- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- S 3139: An Act authorizing the town of Medfield to continue the employment of David O'Toole as deputy fire chief (signed)
- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town o… (passed house)
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## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5429.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194 (as of 2026-11-04).