HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1714        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1942

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Thomas M. Stanley

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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 veterans' burial expenses.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

2/2/2017

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

2/1/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/2/2017

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

1/31/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/2/2017

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

2/2/2017

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2017

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

1/31/2017

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

1/31/2017

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

2/1/2017

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

2/2/2017

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

2/3/2017

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

2/2/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1714        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1942

By Mr. Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1942) of Thomas M. Stanley and others relative to the payment of certain burial expenses for veterans.  Veterans and Federal Affairs.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3169 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 veterans' burial expenses.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 8 of chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:-  Amounts expended by the burial agent under the provisions of section 7 shall not exceed $4,000 for the funeral and burial of a person under this chapter; provided, that the cost of funeral and burial does not exceed $5,000 and there are insufficient resources in the estate of such person pay for the cost of such funeral and burial.