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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 121 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1734
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bruce E. Tarr
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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 providing the next of kin of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty with
the flags of the Commonwealth and the United States.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 121 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1734
By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1734) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation
to provide the next of kin of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty with the flags
of the Commonwealth and the United States. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1588 OF 2019-2020.]
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 providing the next of kin of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty with
the flags of the Commonwealth and the United States.
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. Chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
2section 89E the following section:-
3 Section 89F. If a sworn police officer of a police department of city or town, a sworn
4police officer of the department of state police or a firefighter for a fire department of a city or
5town, is killed, or dies from injuries received, or dies as a natural or proximate result of
6undergoing a hazard peculiar to his or her employment, while in the performance of his or her
7duty, their next of kin shall receive a flag of the commonwealth of Massachusetts and a flag of
8the United States during the memorial service, the cost of which shall be borne by the
9commonwealth.