HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1434 FILED ON: 1/16/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3116
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jerald A. Parisella
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act increasing access to medical care for veterans.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Jerald A. Parisella | 6th Essex |
Peter V. Kocot | 1st Hampshire |
Marc T. Lombardo | 22nd Middlesex |
James R. Miceli | 19th Middlesex |
Cory Atkins | 14th Middlesex |
Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth |
Marcos A. Devers | 16th Essex |
Gloria L. Fox | 7th Suffolk |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex |
Kenneth I. Gordon | 21st Middlesex |
John D. Keenan | 7th Essex |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex |
Paul A. Schmid, III | 8th Bristol |
David T. Vieira | 3rd Barnstable |
Stephen L. DiNatale | 3rd Worcester |
Richard T. Moore | Worcester and Norfolk |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1434 FILED ON: 1/16/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3116
By Mr. Parisella of Beverly, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3116) of Jerald A. Parisella and others for legislation to authorize certain veterans to use facilities of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and regional transit authorities without cost to such veterans. Transportation. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 2656 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act increasing access to medical care for veterans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 5 of Chapter 161A of the General Laws is hereby 2 amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:— (s) The authority and any regional or local transportation authority in the Commonwealth shall permit any veteran, as certified by the United States Department of Defense, to use commuter rail, subway, bus, shuttle and boat services at no cost to said veteran; provided that said veteran is utilizing transportation to travel to or from a Veterans Administration hospital for medical care; and provided further, that said veteran presents proof of a medical appointment on the date of travel in the form of a notice from the Veterans Administration indicating the veteran’s name and the date and location of said appointment.
