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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 220 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2123
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Christopher Hendricks
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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 workers' compensation disfigurement benefits concerning scarring.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Christopher Hendricks11th Bristol1/7/2025Antonio F. D. Cabral13th Bristol2/13/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 220 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2123
By Representative Hendricks of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2123) of Christopher Hendricks and Antonio F. D. Cabral relative to workers' compensation
disfigurement benefits concerning scarring. Labor and Workforce Development.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1898 OF 2023-2024.]
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 relative to workers' compensation disfigurement benefits concerning scarring.
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 36 of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by striking out the words “or hands”, in line 82, and inserting in place thereof
3the following words:- ,distally to the elbows, or distally to the knees.