HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1990        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1173

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, 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 death certificates.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

12/20/2017

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

12/20/2017

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

12/20/2017

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

12/20/2017

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

12/20/2017

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

12/20/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

12/20/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

12/20/2017

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

12/20/2017

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

12/20/2017

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

12/20/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1990        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1173

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1173) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to death certificates.  Public Health.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1982 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to death certificates.

 

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 1 of chapter 46 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 29 after the word “disposition.”, the following:-

If the deceased has been cremated and such remains have been buried, the death certificate shall indicate both the crematory and the place of final disposition of such cremated remains, if available.