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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2994 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3876
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David Allen Robertson
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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 headstones for long-serving or perished members of the Massachusetts
National Guard.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David Allen Robertson19th Middlesex1/16/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2994 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3876
By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3876)
of David Allen Robertson for legislation to provide for the furnishing of headstones for deceased
members of the National Guard. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3531 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 headstones for long-serving or perished members of the Massachusetts
National Guard.
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 115 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 9 the
2following section:-
3 SECTION 9A. The commission of veteran’s service shall furnish upon request
4headstones for deceased member of the Massachusetts National Guard who served 10 years or
5more or for those who have perished while performing their duties while in service of the
6Massachusetts National Guard. Such headstones shall be similar to those furnished by the U.S.
7Department of Veterans Affairs.