SENATE DOCKET, NO. 762        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2023

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Thomas M. McGee

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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 certain benefits for surviving spouses while a surviving child serves in the armed forces.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/1/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 762        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2023

By Mr. McGee, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2023) of Thomas M. McGee and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to certain benefits for surviving spouses while a surviving child serves in the armed forces.  Veterans and Federal Affairs.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1908 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 certain benefits for surviving spouses while a surviving child serves in the armed forces.

 

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.  Paragraph (b) of subdivision (2) of section 9 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, is hereby amended in line 56 by inserting after the word “and” the words:- “on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or ”.

SECTION 2.  Paragraph (b) of subdivision (2) of section 9 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, is hereby amended in line 62 by inserting after the word “and”, the words:- “on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or ”.

SECTION 3.  Paragraph (d) of subdivision (2) of section 9 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, is hereby amended in line 82 by inserting after the word “and” the words:- “on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or ”.

SECTION 4.  Paragraph (d) of subdivision (2) of section 9 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, is hereby amended in line 88 by inserting after the word “remains” the words:- “on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or ”.

SECTION 5.  Clause (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision (2) of Section 7 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, is hereby amended in line 94 by inserting after the word “is” the following words:- “ on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or”.

SECTION 6.  Clause (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision (2) of Section 7 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, is hereby amended in line 103 by inserting after the word “is” the words:-“or on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or ”.

SECTION 7.  Section 12B of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 15 by inserting after the word “if” the following words:- “on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or”.

SECTION 8.  Section 12B of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, is hereby amended in line 36 by inserting after the word “if” the following words:- “on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or”.