HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 522        FILED ON: 1/13/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1938

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Elizabeth A. Poirier

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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 observation of Veterans Day.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/13/2017

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

1/31/2017

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

2/2/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

2/2/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/17/2017

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

1/19/2017

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/17/2017

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/23/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 522        FILED ON: 1/13/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1938

By Mrs. Poirier of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1938) of Elizabeth A. Poirier and others relative to allowing veterans leaves of absence on Veterans Day and Memorial Day.  Veterans and Federal Affairs.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3162 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 the observation of Veterans 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. Section 52A ½ of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

“An employee who is a veteran as defined in clause Forty-third of section 7 of chapter 4 or is a member of a department of war veterans listed in section 17 of chapter 8 shall be allowed and granted a leave of absence on Veterans Day and Memorial Day, with pay.”