Bill Text: MA H1298 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Health benefits for certain attorneys representing indigent persons
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 6/2 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room A2 [H1298 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1298-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
William N. Brownsberger
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to private bar counsel.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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William N. Brownsberger |
24th Middlesex |
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Jay R. Kaufman |
15th Middlesex |
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David P. Linsky |
5th Middlesex |
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Cleon H. Turner |
1st Barnstable |
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Sarah K. Peake |
4th Barnstable |
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Matthew C. Patrick |
3rd Barnstable |
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Sean Garballey |
23rd Middlesex |
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Susan C. Tucker |
Second Essex and Middlesex |
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Karen E. Spilka |
Second Middlesex and Norfolk |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to private bar counsel.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Subsection (b) of Section 6 of Chapter 211D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 52 by adding at the end thereof the following:
provided, however, that private attorneys serving on a per case basis shall be eligible to purchase health benefits authorized under chapter 32A through the committee, in accordance with eligibility standards and procedures developed by the committee and at no cost to the committee or the commonwealth.
