HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3754        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3856

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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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 increasing the reimbursement of burial expenses for veterans.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/17/2025

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/17/2025

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

1/31/2025

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

3/10/2025

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

1/28/2025

Steven George Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

1/28/2025

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

1/29/2025

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

1/30/2025

Kelly W. Pease

4th Hampden

3/24/2025


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3754        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3856

By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3856) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to increasing the reimbursement of burial expenses for veterans.  Veterans and Federal Affairs.

 

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 relative to increasing the reimbursement of burial expenses for veterans.

 

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 8 of chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended, in line 4, by striking out the figure ‘$4,000’ and inserting in place thereof the figure ‘$7,000’.

Said section 8 of said chapter 115, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 6, the figure ‘$5,000’ and inserting in place thereof the figure ‘$8,000’.