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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 985 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3883 |
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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 | | Alan Silvia |
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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 relative to disability benefits for veterans. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Alan Silvia7th Bristol1/14/2025David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/30/2025David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/30/2025Christopher Richard Flanagan1st Barnstable1/30/2025Dennis C. Gallagher8th Plymouth1/30/2025Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable1/30/2025Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex1/30/2025Joseph D. McKenna18th Worcester1/31/2025Christopher Hendricks11th Bristol1/31/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 985 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3883 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Silvia of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3883) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Alan Silvia and others relative to disability benefits for veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 21 | 21 | | _______________ |
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| 22 | 22 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | An Act relative to disability benefits for veterans. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 Section 5 of chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2is hereby amended by inserting, after the word "made", in line 36, the following words: "; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3provided further that, the effective date of an award of disability compensation to a veteran shall |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4be the day following the date of the veteran's discharge or release if application therefor is |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5received within 1 year from such date of discharge or release." |
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