HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2731        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2230

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James M. Cantwell

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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 providing health insurance coverage to the surviving children of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

 

Christine E. Canavan

10th Plymouth

 

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

 

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

 

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

 

Christopher G. Fallon

33rd Middlesex

 

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

 

Dennis A. Rosa

4th Worcester

 

Thomas P. Conroy

13th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2731        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2230

By Mr. Cantwell of Marshfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2230) of James M. Cantwell and others relative to providing continuing health insurance coverage for surviving children of police officers and fire fighters killed in the line of duty.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 677 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act providing health insurance coverage to the surviving children of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty.

 

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 9C of Chapter 32B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “spouse”, in line 6, the following words:—

, provided, however, that dependents may continue such insurance notwithstanding the remarriage or death of said surviving spouse;.

SECTION 2. Section 9G of said chapter 32B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “spouse”, in line 5, the following words:—

, provided, however, that dependents under the age of nineteen may continue such insurance notwithstanding the remarriage or death of said surviving spouse;.