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Protective Body Armor Fund - Expansion - First Responders

Sponsor: Wayne A. Hartman (District 38C)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the purpose of the Protective Body Armor Fund to include assistance to first responders; requiring the Treasurer to make payments out of the Fund to a first responder unit; authorizing a first responder unit to use State money only to acquire or replace protective body armor; requiring a first responder unit to use the money distributed as an addition to and not as a substitute for certain money to acquire or replace protective body armor; etc.

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Testimony (2)

MGA witness list
FAV 2Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBOSTON, FRANKSTATE FOPPosition only
FAVDelegate Hartman, Delegate HartmanlegislatorIndividualPosition only

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