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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1319 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3855
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 annuities for widows and surviving relatives of veterans.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/14/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/15/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/10/2025Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/25/2025David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/25/2025Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable1/25/2025David K. Muradian, Jr.9th Worcester1/29/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1319 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3855
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3855) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to annuities for widows and surviving relatives of
veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3511 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 annuities for widows and surviving relatives of veterans.
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 1. Section 6B of Chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 30, the following:-
3 Any applications submitted by an eligible veteran shall be valid until the death of the
4veteran.
5 SECTION 2. Section 6B of Chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
6Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “spouse”, in line 47, the
7following:-
8 The parents and eligible surviving spouses of veterans shall reapply for said annuity once
9a calendar year, provided further that during the first year they apply they shall be eligible to 2 of 2
10receive the annuity compensation that they would have been eligible for the year after the death
11of the veteran.
12 SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, any eligible
13veterans, parents, or surviving spouses who did not receive an annuity due to failure to apply for
14said benefits shall retroactively be eligible to apply for 90 days following enactment of this act.