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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 878 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2012 |
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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 D. Jehlen |
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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 to establish a COVID-19 Remembrance Day. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Patricia D. JehlenSecond MiddlesexRebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex1/23/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester3/6/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 878 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2012 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2012) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Rebecca |
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| 19 | 19 | | L. Rausch and James B. Eldridge for legislation to establish a COVID-19 Remembrance Day. |
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| 20 | 20 | | State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
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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 to establish a COVID-19 Remembrance Day. |
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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. Chapter 6 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2hereby amended by inserting, after section MMMMMM, the following new section:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 Section NNNNNN. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4March 10 as COVID-19 Remembrance Day to honor all who died or were stricken and their |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5families from COVID-19 and subsequent variants especially older adults and people with |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6disabilities, to appreciate those first responders, caregivers, and researchers who cared for |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7victims or developed treatments or vaccines in response to the virus, and to evaluate public |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8health preparedness and response to long-term conditions from the virus, and shall recommend |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people. |
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