SENATE DOCKET, NO. 878        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2012

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patricia D. Jehlen

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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 establish a COVID-19 Remembrance Day.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

 

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

1/23/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

3/6/2023

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

5/22/2023


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 878        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2012

By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2012) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Rebecca L. Rausch and James B. Eldridge for legislation to establish a COVID-19 Remembrance Day.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act to establish a COVID-19 Remembrance Day.

 

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 6 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after section MMMMMM, the following new section:-

Section NNNNNN.  The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart March 10 as COVID-19 Remembrance Day to honor all who died or were stricken and their families from COVID-19 and subsequent variants especially older adults and people with disabilities, to appreciate those first responders, caregivers, and researchers who cared for victims or developed treatments or vaccines in response to the virus, and to evaluate public health preparedness and response to long-term conditions from the virus, and shall recommend that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.