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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Christine P. Barber

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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 address estate recovery issues due to COVID-19.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

6/17/2020

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

6/17/2020

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

6/17/2020

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

6/17/2020

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

6/18/2020

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

6/19/2020

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

6/19/2020

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

6/19/2020

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

6/19/2020

Kathleen R. LaNatra

12th Plymouth

6/19/2020

Joan Meschino

3rd Plymouth

6/19/2020

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

6/19/2020

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

6/22/2020

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

6/22/2020

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

6/22/2020

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

6/22/2020

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

6/23/2020

Michelle L. Ciccolo

15th Middlesex

6/23/2020

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

6/24/2020

Alan Silvia

7th Bristol

6/26/2020

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

6/26/2020

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

6/26/2020

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

6/26/2020


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5144        FILED ON: 6/17/2020

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By Ms. Barber of Somerville, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Christine P. Barber and others for legislation to address estate recovery issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Judiciary.

 

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 to address estate recovery issues due to COVID-19.

 

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.  Notwithstanding subsection (d) of section 32 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, for any petition for admission to probate of a decedent’s will or for administration of a decedent’s estate filed on or after the March 10, 2020 declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor, the personal representative shall have 180 days from presentment to mail notice to the division pursuant to said section.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding subsection (g) of section 32 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, claims allowed pursuant to said section shall not bear interest during the time period commencing with the March 10, 2020 declaration of emergency by the Governor and ending when this section is repealed.

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other general or special law, rule, regulation or order to the contrary, the division shall defer estate recovery pursuant to section 32 of chapter 118E of the General Laws against real property of the estate where any person is lawfully residing commencing with the March 10, 2020 declaration of emergency by the Governor and ending when this section is repealed.

SECTION 4. Sections 1 to 3, inclusive, are hereby repealed.

SECTION 5. Section 4 shall take effect 180 days after termination of the March 10, 2020 declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor.