HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1918 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3212
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 veterans' burial expenses.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex |
Thomas J. Calter | 12th Plymouth |
Marcos A. Devers | 16th Essex |
John J. Lawn, Jr. | 10th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1918 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3212
By Mr. Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3212) of Thomas M. Stanley and others relative to the payment of certain burial expenses for veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 3308 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to veterans' burial expenses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 8 of chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- Amounts expended by the burial agent under the provisions of section 7 shall not exceed $4,000 for the funeral and burial of a person under this chapter; provided, that the cost of funeral and burial does not exceed $5,000 and there are insufficient resources in the estate of such person pay for the cost of such funeral and burial.
