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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2871 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1971
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jeffrey N. Roy
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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 to restore the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jeffrey N. Roy10th Norfolk1/16/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2871 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
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By Representative Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1971) of Jeffrey
N. Roy relative to the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims. The Judiciary.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act to restore the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims.
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 2 of chapter 229 of the General Laws as so appearing in the 2022 Official Edition
2is hereby amended after the third sentence by inserting the following sentence:
3 SECTION 1. An action to recover damages under this section is not derivative of any
4personal injury claim brought by the decedent, and may be commenced irrespective of whether
5the decedent timely commenced a claim for the injury causing death.
6 SECTION 2. This amendment shall be effective retroactively to July 6, 2023.