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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3696 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3496 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Patricia A. Duffy |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to soldiers' home eligibility for certain national guard members. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Patricia A. Duffy5th Hampden1/20/2023Steven S. Howitt4th Bristol2/8/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3696 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3496 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Duffy of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3496) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Patricia A. Duffy and Steven S. Howitt relative to soldiers' home eligibility for certain national |
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| 20 | 20 | | guard members. Veterans and Federal Affairs. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to soldiers' home eligibility for certain national guard members. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Section 1 of Chapter 115A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “section two,” the following words:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 “or (c) any person who meets the requirements of the Massachusetts National Guard state |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4retired list, as defined in section 31 of chapter 33, notwithstanding any general law or special law |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5to the contrary” |
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