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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2030 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3511
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 annuities for widows and surviving relatives of veterans.
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PETITION OF:
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
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2030 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3511
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3511) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to annuities for widows and surviving relatives of
veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
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 annuities for widows and surviving relatives of veterans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 6B of Chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 30, the following:- Any applications
3submitted by an eligible veteran shall be valid until the death of the veteran.
4 SECTION 2. Section 6B of Chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
5Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “spouse”, in line 47, the
6following:- The parents and eligible surviving spouses of veterans shall reapply for said annuity
7once a calendar year, provided further that during the first year they apply they shall be eligible
8to receive the annuity compensation that they would have been eligible for the year after the
9death of the veteran.
10 SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, any eligible
11veterans, parents, or surviving spouses who did not receive an annuity due to failure to apply for
12said benefits shall retroactively be eligible to apply for 90 days following enactment of this act.