HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1924        FILED ON: 2/18/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3425

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

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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 further supporting Massachusetts military families.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

1/20/2011

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

2/3/2011

Anne M. Gobi

5th Worcester

2/3/2011

Jason M. Lewis

31st Middlesex

2/3/2011

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

2/3/2011

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

2/3/2011

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/3/2011

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

2/3/2011

Linda Campbell

15th Essex

2/3/2011

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

2/3/2011

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/3/2011

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/3/2011

Michael J. Rodrigues

 

2/3/2011

Kathi-Anne Reinstein

16th Suffolk

2/3/2011

George T. Ross

2nd Bristol

2/3/2011

Patricia D. Jehlen

 

2/3/2011

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/3/2011

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

2/3/2011

Stephen M. Brewer

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

2/3/2011

Walter F. Timilty

7th Norfolk

2/3/2011

Harriette L. Chandler

 

2/3/2011

John J. Binienda

17th Worcester

2/3/2011

Bruce E. Tarr

 

2/4/2011

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

34th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Thomas A. Golden, Jr.

16th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

2/4/2011

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

2/4/2011

Richard T. Moore

 

2/4/2011

John D. Keenan

7th Essex

2/4/2011

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

2/4/2011

George N. Peterson, Jr.

9th Worcester

2/4/2011

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

2/4/2011

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

2/4/2011

Dennis A. Rosa

4th Worcester

2/4/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1924        FILED ON: 2/18/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3425

By Mr. Naughton of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3425) of Harold P. Naughton, Jr., and others relative to the Massachusetts Military Family Relief Fund.  Veterans and Federal Affairs.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act further supporting Massachusetts military families.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Section 35CC of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “families” in line 6,  the following words:- ,including the Gold Star Families of certain active duty members of the armed forces,

SECTION 2.  Said section 35CC of said chapter, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the third sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- Revenues credited to the fund under this section shall remain in the fund, not subject to appropriation, for application to those purposes and for expenses related to the administration and operation of the fund.

SECTION 3.  Section 13 of chapter 130 of the acts of 2005 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence:- The Friends of the Massachusetts National Guard and Reserve Families, Inc. shall be designated as a first responder program for Massachusetts Gold Star Families.

SECTION 4.  Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of section 14 of said chapter 130 of the acts of 2005 is hereby amended by striking out the words “name, address, rank and rating” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-  servicemember’s city or town .

SECTION 5.  Said section 14 of said chapter is hereby further amended by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(b) The information provided pursuant to this section shall be public records.

SECTION 6.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.