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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2802 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 254
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sally P. Kerans
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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 replace stolen benefits.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Sally P. Kerans13th Essex1/16/2025Kristin E. Kassner2nd Essex1/22/2025Natalie M. Higgins4th Worcester1/31/2025James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex2/18/2025Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex2/18/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2802 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 254
By Representative Kerans of Danvers, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 254) of Sally
P. Kerans and others for legislation to replace stolen transitional assistance financial assistance
program benefits. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
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 replace stolen benefits.
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 18 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
2subsection (B)(s), the following new subsection:-
3 Subsection (t). promptly replace the full amount of financial assistance or nutrition
4benefits stolen through electronic benefit transfer card skimming, card cloning or other
5fraudulent methods, including organized identity theft schemes, to the extent the federal
6government fails to provide federal funds to replace stolen benefits, provided that the thefts have
7been reported to or identified by the Department in accordance with procedures for making and
8verifying replacement claims established by the department.