HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3133        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1298

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Gloria L. Fox

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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 End of Life Family Funeral visitation.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Gloria L. Fox

7th Suffolk

1/16/2015

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

9/17/2019

Linda Dorcena Forry

First Suffolk

9/17/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3133        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1298

By Ms. Fox of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1298) of Gloria L. Fox, Chris Walsh and Linda Dorcena Forry relative to funeral visitation for inmates.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1321 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to End of Life Family Funeral visitation.

 

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

Section 90A of chapter 127, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “provisions of this section”, at line 20, at the end of the first  sentence, the following words:- except, under escort, to attend the funeral of a relative or to visit a critically ill relative.