HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2878 FILED ON: 2/18/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3308
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas M. Stanley
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to veterans' burial expenses.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 1/21/2011 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2878 FILED ON: 2/18/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3308
By Mr. Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3308) of Thomas M. Stanley relative to the payment of certain burial expenses for veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven
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An Act relative to veterans' burial expenses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 8 of chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- Amounts expended by the burial agent under the provisions of section 7 shall not exceed $4,000 for the funeral and burial of a person under this chapter; provided, that the cost of funeral and burial does not exceed $5,000 and there are insufficient resources in the estate of such person pay for the cost of such funeral and burial.