HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 261 FILED ON: 1/12/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2413
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Todd M. Smola
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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 providing the next of kin of a state police officer killed in the line of duty with a flag during the memorial service.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 1/12/2015 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 11/7/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 261 FILED ON: 1/12/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2413
By Mr. Smola of Warren, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2413) of Todd M. Smola and Elizabeth A. Poirier for legislation to provide the next of kin of a state police officer killed in the line of duty with a flag during the memorial service. Public Service. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2344 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 providing the next of kin of a state police officer killed in the line of duty with a flag during the memorial service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 89 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
If an officer of the department of state police is killed, or dies from injuries received or dies as a natural and proximate result of undergoing a hazard peculiar to the officer's employment, while in the performance of the officer’s duty, the officer’s next of kin shall receive from the department a flag of the commonwealth during the memorial service. For purposes of this paragraph, next of kin shall mean a person who is a surviving spouse, partner, parent or close family member of the deceased.