SENATE DOCKET, NO. 931        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1469

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kenneth J. Donnelly

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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 flying flags at half-staff upon the death of a police officer or firefighter.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Kenneth J. Donnelly

Fourth Middlesex

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

James E. Timilty

Bristol and Norfolk

Sonia Chang-Diaz

Second Suffolk

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 931        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1469

By Mr. Donnelly, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1469) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, Kay Khan, James E. Timilty, Sonia Chang-Diaz and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to flying flags at half-staff upon the death of a police officer or firefighter.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1573 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to flying flags at half-staff upon the death of a police officer or firefighter.

 

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. Subsection (f) of section 6A of chapter 2 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 35, the words "; and", and inserting in place thereof the following:- "."

SECTION 2. Section 6A of chapter 2, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (f) the following subsection:- (f1/2) In the event of the death of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty, as the result of a direct adversarial force or at or by the hand of an adversary, from the day of death until sunset of the day of interment in accordance with such orders or instructions as may be issued by or at the direction of the governor; and