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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Linda Dean Campbell and Paul Tucker

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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 the annual observance of Massachusetts Women’s Defense Corps Remembrance Day.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Linda Dean Campbell

15th Essex

7/13/2015

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

7/14/2015

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

7/23/2019

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

7/17/2015

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

7/19/2015

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

7/17/2015

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

7/20/2015

Claire D. Cronin

11th Plymouth

7/20/2015

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

7/20/2015

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

7/23/2019

RoseLee Vincent

16th Suffolk

7/23/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

7/23/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

7/23/2019

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

7/23/2019

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

7/20/2015

William Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

7/20/2015

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

7/20/2015

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

7/21/2015

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

7/20/2015

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

7/21/2015

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

7/20/2015

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

7/20/2015

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

7/20/2015

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

7/20/2015

Edward F. Coppinger

10th Suffolk

7/17/2015

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

7/20/2015

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

7/20/2015

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

7/20/2015

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

7/20/2015

Jerald A. Parisella

6th Essex

7/20/2015

Stephen Kulik

1st Franklin

7/23/2019

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

7/20/2015

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

7/20/2015

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex

7/23/2019

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

7/21/2015

Paul J. Donato

35th Middlesex

7/21/2015

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

7/21/2015


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By Representatives Campbell of Methuen and Tucker of Salem, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Linda Dean Campbell, Paul Tucker and others relative to the annual observance of Massachusetts Women’s Defense Corps remembrance day.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

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 the annual observance of Massachusetts Women’s Defense Corps Remembrance Day.

 

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. Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 15XXXXX the following section:-

Section 15YYYYY. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart April 2nd  as the Massachusetts Women’s Defense Corps Remembrance Day, in recognition of the generous contributions of the approximately 18,000 women who volunteered to train as air raid wardens, drivers, communications personnel, canteen workers medics, chemical detections personnel and as emergency fire fighters, and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.