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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1012 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1936
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Joanne M. Comerford
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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 maintaining the state disaster relief and resiliency trust fund.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and WorcesterJason M. LewisFifth Middlesex2/4/2025Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/10/2025Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk2/20/2025Michael O. MooreSecond Worcester2/20/2025Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable2/25/2025Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk2/27/2025 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1012 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1936
By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1936) of Joanne M. Comerford,
Jason M. Lewis, Jacob R. Oliveira, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court
for legislation to maintain the state disaster relief and resiliency trust fund. Revenue.
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 maintaining the state disaster relief and resiliency trust fund.
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 5G of chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 8 through 14, inclusive, the words "90 per cent shall
3be transferred to the Commonwealth Stabilization Fund established in section 2H; (ii) 5 per cent
4shall be transferred to the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund established in section 24 of chapter
532A; (iii) 5 per cent shall be transferred to the Commonwealth's Pension Liability Fund
6established in subsection (e) of subdivision 8 of section 22 of chapter 32" and inserting in place
7thereof the following words:- 70 per cent shall be transferred to the Commonwealth Stabilization
8Fund established in section 2H; (ii) 10 per cent shall be transferred to the State Retiree Benefits
9Trust Fund established in section 24 of chapter 32A; (iii) 10 per cent shall be transferred to the
10Commonwealth's Pension Liability Fund established in subsection (e) of subdivision 8 of section
1122 of chapter 32; and (iv) 10 per cent shall be transferred to the Disaster Relief and Resiliency
12Trust Fund established in section 2HHHHHH of chapter 29 as inserted by section 58 of chapter
13140 of the acts of 2024.