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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sally P. Kerans and Joan B. Lovely
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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 workers’ compensation funeral benefits.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Sally P. Kerans13th Essex1/19/2023Joan B. LovelySecond Essex1/20/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3404 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
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By Representative Kerans of Danvers and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1910) of Sally P. Kerans and Joan B. Lovely relative to workers’ compensation
funeral benefits. Labor and Workforce Development.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to workers’ compensation funeral benefits.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 152 of the General Laws is hereby amended in Section 33 by striking, the
2following: "In all cases, the insurer shall pay the reasonable expenses of burial, not exceeding
3eight times the average weekly wage in the Commonwealth as determined pursuant to subsection
4(a) of Section 29 of Chapter 151A" and inserting in its place the following:-
5 “Reimbursable final disposition expenses shall include funeral and memorial related
6expenses associated with unplanned death, including but not limited to funeral visitation
7services, flowers, casket, death notices and headstone, up to twenty-five thousand dollars or 10
8times the average weekly wage, whichever is greater."