HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1886 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3155
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Harold P. Naughton, Jr.
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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 burial benfits of veterans.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Harold P. Naughton, Jr. | 12th Worcester | 1/15/2015 |
RoseLee Vincent | 16th Suffolk | 12/19/2019 |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex | 12/19/2019 |
Frank A. Moran | 17th Essex | 12/19/2019 |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden | 12/19/2019 |
Louis L. Kafka | 8th Norfolk | 12/19/2019 |
Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. | 28th Middlesex | 12/19/2019 |
David T. Vieira | 3rd Barnstable | 12/19/2019 |
John C. Velis | 4th Hampden | 12/19/2019 |
Linda Dean Campbell | 15th Essex | 12/19/2019 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 12/19/2019 |
Kate Hogan | 3rd Middlesex | 12/19/2019 |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 12/19/2019 |
Shaunna L. O'Connell | 3rd Bristol | 12/19/2019 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 12/19/2019 |
Theodore C. Speliotis | 13th Essex | 12/19/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 12/19/2019 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 12/19/2019 |
Mark J. Cusack | 5th Norfolk | 12/19/2019 |
Brian R. Mannal | 2nd Barnstable | 12/19/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1886 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3155
By Mr. Naughton of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3155) of Harold P. Naughton, Jr., and others relative to burial benefits of veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3200 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 burial benfits of veterans.
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 8 of Chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official edition, is hereby amended by striking out lines 1 through 14 and inserting in place thereof the following:-
“Amounts expended by the burial agent under the provisions of section 7 shall not exceed $5,000 for the funeral and burial of a person under this chapter, provided that the cost of funeral and burial does not exceed $6,000 and there are insufficient resources in the estate of such person to pay for the cost of such funeral and burial.
Amounts expended by the burial agent under the provisions of section 7 shall not exceed $3,000 for the cremation, funeral and burial of a person under this chapter, provided that the cost of the cremation, funeral and burial does not exceed $4,000 and there are insufficient resources in the estate of such person to pay for the cost of such cremation, funeral and burial.”