An Act relative to retired Quincy firefighter Kevin Bythrow
This bill retroactively grants retirement benefits to Kevin Bythrow, a Quincy firefighter incapacitated by toxic exposures during service. It requires Quincy's retirement board to pay him a pension starting July 31, 2023, based on existing pension law, and covers uncovered medical expenses through city indemnification. It also specifies that his spouse would receive a death benefit if he dies from Parkinson's disease (per pension law) or another cause (per alternative pension provisions), effective upon the bill's passage.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Sep 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Last action Sep 11, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Sep 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Aug 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Public Service
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tackey Chan
DDemocratic
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