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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 820 FILED ON: 1/13/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2823 |
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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 | | Kimberly N. Ferguson |
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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 providing killed in the line of duty benefits to Joanne Songy, surviving spouse of |
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| 13 | 13 | | Detective John D. Songy, a police officer of the town of Rutland. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/13/2025Peter J. DurantWorcester and Hampshire1/13/2025Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.5th Worcester3/10/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 820 FILED ON: 1/13/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2823 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2823) of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Kimberly N. Ferguson, Peter J. Durant and Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. for legislation to provide |
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| 21 | 21 | | killed in the line duty benefits to Joanne Songy, surviving spouse of Detective John D. Songy, a |
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| 22 | 22 | | police officer of the Town of Rutland. Public Service. |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act providing killed in the line of duty benefits to Joanne Songy, surviving spouse of |
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| 29 | 29 | | Detective John D. Songy, a police officer of the town of Rutland. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 31 | 31 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Worcester |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2regional retirement board shall pay to Joanne Songy, surviving spouse of detective John D. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3Songy, a police officer in the town of Rutland who died from complications related to COVID- |
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| 35 | 35 | | 419, benefits pursuant to section 100 of chapter 32 of the General Laws; provided, however, that |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5all amounts paid hereunder shall be non-taxable to the extent allowable under state law. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6 SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the state board |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7of retirement shall pay to Joanne Songy, surviving spouse of detective John D. Songy, a police |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8officer in the town of Rutland who died from complications related to COVID-19, benefits |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9pursuant to section 100A of chapter 32 of the General Laws; provided, however, that all amounts |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10paid hereunder shall be non-taxable to the extent allowable under state law. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect as of May 29, 2020. |
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