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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2808 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3832
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael S. Chaisson and Sal N. DiDomenico
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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 defining "Gold Star families".
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michael S. Chaisson1st Bristol1/16/2025Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk1/16/2025Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth1/17/2025David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/22/2025Michael J. Soter8th Worcester2/13/2025Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk2/26/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2808 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3832
By Representative Chaisson of Foxborough and Senator DiDomenico, a joint petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 3832) of Michael S. Chaisson, Sal N. DiDomenico and others
for legislation to define "Gold Star families". Veterans and Federal Affairs.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2316 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 defining "Gold Star families".
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 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is
2hereby amended by inserting the following definitions under the forty third definition:-
3 "Gold Star parent" shall mean any parent of a member of the armed forces whose death
4occurred as a result of injury sustained, illness, or disease contracted, not due to gross negligence
5or misconduct of the member, during active service.
6 "Gold Star spouse" any spouse of a member of the armed forces whose death occurred as
7a result of injury sustained, illness, or disease contracted, not due to gross negligence or
8misconduct of the member, during active service.