# Massachusetts S 2574: An Act providing accidental death benefits for the surviving spouse of a former firefighter of the City of Boston

Massachusetts S 2574, An Act providing accidental death benefits for the surviving spouse of a former firefighter of the City of Boston, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Daniel J. Hunt (Democratic), Nick Collins (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-22 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 109 of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 2574
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act providing accidental death benefits for the surviving spouse of a former firefighter of the City of Boston
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-01
- Last action: 2026-06-22, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 109 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsors: Daniel J. Hunt (Democratic), Nick Collins (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, Public Service, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (5 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Cash payout, pension, and health coverage for Rachel Troy: benefit, high. The Boston Retirement Board pays Rachel Marie Troy a one-time cash sum equal to all retirement deductions Mathew M. Troy paid in. She also gets a yearly accidental death pension equal to 72% of the higher of two numbers: his pay rate on the injury date or his average pay for the 12 months before hi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Daniel J. Hunt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Nick Collins (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-10-28 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to pass | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-06-22: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 109 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-06-15: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-06-15: Enacted (House)
- 2026-06-11: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-03-05: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-03-05: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-03-05: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-02-05: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-02-02: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2025-11-17: Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2025-09-10: Hearing rescheduled to 09/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-01:30 PM in A-1 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span> (legislature)
- 2025-09-03: Hearing scheduled for 09/10/2025 from 1:00 PM-4:00 PM in A-1 (legislature)
- 2025-07-30: House concurred (House)
- 2025-06-12: Referred to the committee on Public Service (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chapter 109 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-06-22: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2574.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 109 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2574.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S2574-194 (as of 2026-11-01).