SENATE DOCKET, NO. 685        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1191

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James E. Timilty

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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 establishing the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Fund.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

James E. Timilty

Bristol and Norfolk

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 685        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1191

By Mr. Timilty, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1191) of James E. Timilty and Thomas J. Calter for legislation to establish the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Fund.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act establishing the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Fund.

 

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

Chapter 10 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 35BB the following section:

Section 35CC. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Fund to be used without appropriation by a department of public safety for the purpose of making annual payments to the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial to memorialize and honor Massachusetts law enforcement personnel killed in the line of duty. There shall be credited to the fund revenues received by the commonwealth from the sale of registration plates under section 2G of chapter 90.