HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 547 FILED ON: 1/18/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 972
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas M. Stanley
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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 passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to veteran's annuity benefits for surviving spouses..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 547 FILED ON: 1/18/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 972
By Mr. Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 972) of Thomas M. Stanley relative to veteran annuity benefits for surviving spouses of veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 3403 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to veteran's annuity benefits for surviving spouses..
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 6B of Chapter 115, as so appearing in the Massachusetts General Laws 2004, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph:-
The surviving spouse of a veteran, who is currently not married, who is in receipt of Dependency Indemnity Compensation from the Veterans Administration, and whose veteran-spouse served in active service of the armed forces of the United States, shall be paid the sum of $2,000 annually in two equal payments on August 1 and February 1. Such payments shall be due and payable from the date of said spouses’ application.
