HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2994        FILED ON: 1/16/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3876

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David Allen Robertson

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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 headstones for long-serving or perished members of the Massachusetts National Guard.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

1/16/2025

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

10/14/2025

Steven George Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

10/14/2025

Shirley B. Arriaga

8th Hampden

10/14/2025


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2994        FILED ON: 1/16/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3876

By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3876) of David Allen Robertson for legislation to provide for the furnishing of headstones for deceased members of the National Guard.  Veterans and Federal Affairs.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3531 OF 2023-2024.]

 

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 headstones for long-serving or perished members of the Massachusetts National Guard.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 115 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 9 the following section:-

SECTION 9A. The commission of veteran’s service shall furnish upon request headstones for deceased member of the Massachusetts National Guard who served 10 years or more or for those who have perished while performing their duties while in service of the Massachusetts National Guard. Such headstones shall be similar to those furnished by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.