HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2751        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3238

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David Allen Robertson

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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 headstones for long-serving or perished members of the Massachusetts National Guard.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

1/17/2019

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/28/2019

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/29/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

1/30/2019

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/31/2019

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/30/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2751        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3238

By Mr. Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3238) of David Allen Robertson and others relative to headstones for long-serving or perished members of the Massachusetts National Guard.  Veterans and Federal Affairs.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to headstones for long-serving or perished members of the Massachusetts National Guard.

 

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. Chapter 115 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 9 the following section:-

SECTION 9A. The commission of veteran’s service shall furnish upon request headstones for deceased member of the Massachusetts National Guard who served 10 years or more or for those who have perished while performing their duties while in service of the Massachusetts National Guard. Such headstones shall be similar to those furnished by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.