HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2802 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 254
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sally P. Kerans
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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 replace stolen benefits.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Sally P. Kerans | 13th Essex | 1/16/2025 |
Kristin E. Kassner | 2nd Essex | 1/22/2025 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 1/31/2025 |
James C. Arena-DeRosa | 8th Middlesex | 2/18/2025 |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 2/18/2025 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 4/7/2025 |
Vanna Howard | 17th Middlesex | 4/7/2025 |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 4/7/2025 |
Tara T. Hong | 18th Middlesex | 4/7/2025 |
Susannah M. Whipps | 2nd Franklin | 4/7/2025 |
Samantha Montaño | 15th Suffolk | 4/17/2025 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 4/28/2025 |
Erika Uyterhoeven | 27th Middlesex | 5/16/2025 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 5/16/2025 |
Natalie M. Blais | 1st Franklin | 9/10/2025 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 9/24/2025 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2802 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 254
By Representative Kerans of Danvers, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 254) of Sally P. Kerans and others for legislation to replace stolen transitional assistance financial assistance program benefits. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act to replace stolen benefits.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 2 of chapter 18 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (B)(s), the following new subsection:-
Subsection (t). promptly replace the full amount of financial assistance or nutrition benefits stolen through electronic benefit transfer card skimming, card cloning or other fraudulent methods, including organized identity theft schemes, to the extent the federal government fails to provide federal funds to replace stolen benefits, provided that the thefts have been reported to or identified by the Department in accordance with procedures for making and verifying replacement claims established by the department.