<h1 class="entry-title">Category: Legislative News Blog</h1>
26 Aug

NEPBA SPONSORED BILLS OF INTEREST

Public Service Committee Hearing on September 1, 2021 SB1753 – An Act relative to the alignment of the University of Massachusetts police Sponsored by: Sen. Michael O. Moore (D) Summary for SB1753 Amends GL 32:3 (Membership in Groups of the State Retirement System) to include the chief of police for the University of Massachusetts medical […]

09 Jun

NEPBA SUPPORTS “MANNY’S LAW” LEGISLATION EXTENDING MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF POLICE OFFICER’S & FIREFIGHTER’S KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

SUPPORT PASSAGE OF SB1759 RESPECTFULLY KNOWN AS “MANNY’S LAW” Chairman Gordon, Chairman Brady and Members of the Public Service Committee, Please accept this letter as the written testimony of the New England Police Benevolent Association (NEPBA) on behalf of our law enforcement members from across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with regards to SB1759 – An […]

11 Apr

NEPBA Gets a Big Win at the Rhode Island State Labor Relations Board

NEPBA filed a decertification petition last July in an attempt to organize the State of Rhode Island Division of Sheriffs. The Sheriffs are currently represented by AFSCME Council 94. NEPBA filed the decertification petition and received signed cards from well over the required necessary to call for an election. The Sheriffs contract expired on June […]