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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3754 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3856
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 increasing the reimbursement of burial expenses for veterans.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/17/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/17/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/10/2025David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/28/2025Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable1/28/2025David K. Muradian, Jr.9th Worcester1/29/2025Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/30/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3754 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3856
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3856) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to increasing the reimbursement of burial expenses for
veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
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 increasing the reimbursement of burial expenses for 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 8 of chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended, in line 4, by striking out the figure ‘$4,000’ and inserting in
3place thereof the figure ‘$7,000’.
4 Said section 8 of said chapter 115, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking
5out, in line 6, the figure ‘$5,000’ and inserting in place thereof the figure ‘$8,000’.