HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1714 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1942
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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.