HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2859        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2766

 

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 annuities for widows and surviving relatives of veterans.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/20/2017

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

2/3/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

10/24/2017

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

10/24/2017

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/3/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

10/24/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

10/24/2017

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

10/24/2017

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

10/24/2017

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

10/24/2017

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

10/24/2017

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

10/24/2017

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

10/24/2017

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

10/24/2017

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

10/24/2017

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

10/24/2017

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

10/24/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2859        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2766

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2766) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to annuities for widows and surviving relatives of veterans.  Veterans and Federal Affairs.

 

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 annuities for widows and surviving relatives of veterans.

 

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 6B of Chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 30, the following:-  Any applications submitted by an eligible veteran shall be valid until the death of the veteran.

SECTION 2. Section 6B of Chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 38, the following:- The parents and eligible surviving spouses of veterans shall reapply for said annuity once a calendar year, provided further that during the first year they apply they shall be eligible to receive the annuity compensation that they would have been eligible for the year after the death of the veteran.

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, any eligible veterans, parents, or surviving spouses who did not receive an annuity due to failure to apply for said benefits shall retroactively be eligible to apply for 90 days following enactment of this act.