SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1851        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2030

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael F. Rush

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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 to protect medically needy veterans.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Michael F. Rush

Norfolk and Suffolk

 

Jerald A. Parisella

6th Essex

 

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

1/30/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

1/30/2017

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

1/31/2017

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/31/2017

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

1/31/2017

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/31/2017

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

2/1/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

2/1/2017

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

2/1/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/1/2017

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

2/1/2017

Adam G. Hinds

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

2/1/2017

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

2/1/2017

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

2/2/2017

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

2/2/2017

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/2/2017

Michael J. Finn

6th Hampden

2/2/2017

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

2/2/2017

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

2/2/2017

James M. Kelcourse

1st Essex

2/2/2017

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/2/2017

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

2/3/2017

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

2/3/2017

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

2/3/2017

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

2/3/2017

Eric P. Lesser

First Hampden and Hampshire

2/3/2017

Mark C. Montigny

Second Bristol and Plymouth

2/3/2017

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/7/2017

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

3/9/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1851        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2030

By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2030) of Michael F. Rush, Jerald A. Parisella, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect medically needy 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 to protect medically needy 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 25 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (5), the following new section:-

(6) The entire amount of a monthly veteran’s payment from the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, including a pension paid to the veteran or to a widowed spouse of a veteran shall be non countable, if any portion of the monthly benefit paid to the veteran or widowed spouse as a result of unreimbursed medical expenses consists of aid and attendance or housebound benefits.