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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2030 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3511 |
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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 | | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. |
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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 annuities for widows and surviving relatives of veterans. |
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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:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/17/2023Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden1/26/2023Susan Williams Gifford2nd Plymouth1/26/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/26/2023Joseph D. McKenna18th Worcester1/27/2023Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/30/2023Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/31/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2030 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3511 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3511) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to annuities for widows and surviving relatives of |
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| 20 | 20 | | veterans. 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 annuities for widows and surviving relatives of veterans. |
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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. Section 6B of Chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 30, the following:- Any applications |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3submitted by an eligible veteran shall be valid until the death of the veteran. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 SECTION 2. Section 6B of Chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “spouse”, in line 47, the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6following:- The parents and eligible surviving spouses of veterans shall reapply for said annuity |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7once a calendar year, provided further that during the first year they apply they shall be eligible |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8to receive the annuity compensation that they would have been eligible for the year after the |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9death of the veteran. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10 SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, any eligible |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11veterans, parents, or surviving spouses who did not receive an annuity due to failure to apply for |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12said benefits shall retroactively be eligible to apply for 90 days following enactment of this act. |
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