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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 984 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1633 |
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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 | | Brendan P. Crighton, (BY REQUEST) |
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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 providing for domestic partners through public employee pensions. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Ronald J. Colosi, Jr.10 Whittier Ave Saugus, MA 01906 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 984 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1633 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Crighton (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1633) of Ronald J. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Colosi, Jr. for legislation to provide for domestic partners through public employee pensions. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Public Service. |
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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 providing for domestic partners through public employee pensions. |
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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 12 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 145 by inserting the following words after the word |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3"spouse":- "a registered domestic partner,". |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 SECTION 2. Said section, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in line 147 by |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5inserting the following words after the word "spouse":- "or a registered domestic partner". |
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