HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2120 FILED ON: 2/16/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 280
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Steven G. Xiarhos
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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 Department of Transitional Assistance benefits for diapers.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Steven G. Xiarhos | 5th Barnstable | 2/16/2021 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 2/18/2021 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 2/22/2021 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 2/24/2021 |
Michael J. Soter | 8th Worcester | 2/25/2021 |
Kate Lipper-Garabedian | 32nd Middlesex | 2/26/2021 |
Christina A. Minicucci | 14th Essex | 2/26/2021 |
Susan L. Moran | Plymouth and Barnstable | 2/26/2021 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 3/15/2021 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | 5/5/2021 |
Marcos A. Devers | 16th Essex | 12/4/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2120 FILED ON: 2/16/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 280
By Mr. Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 280) of Steven G. Xiarhos and others relative to Department of Transitional Assistance benefits for diapers. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act relative to Department of Transitional Assistance benefits for diapers.
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 1 of chapter 117A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
In addition to any other payment, the department shall pay a sum of $30 per month for the purchase of diapers to a recipient for each dependent child, as defined in section 1 of chapter 118.
SECTION 2. Section 2 of chapter 118 of the General Laws, as amended by section 1 of chapter 11 of the acts of 2019, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph:-
In addition to any other payment, the department shall pay a sum of $30 per month for the purchase of diapers to a parent for each dependent child.