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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1768 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2728
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas P. Walsh
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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 establishing the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Fund.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Thomas P. Walsh12th Essex1/15/2025Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable3/4/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1768 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2728
By Representative Walsh of Peabody, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2728) of
Thomas P. Walsh and Steven George Xiarhos for legislation to establish the Massachusetts law
enforcement memorial fund. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2417 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 establishing the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Fund.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 10 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby
2amended by inserting after section 35SSS the following section:
3 Section 35TTT. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth
4a separate fund to be known as the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Fund to be used
5without appropriation by a department of public safety for the purpose of making annual
6payments to the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial to memorialize and honor
7Massachusetts law enforcement personnel killed in the line of duty. There shall be credited to the
8fund revenues received by the commonwealth from the sale of registration plates under section
92G of chapter 90.