Bill Text: MA H3388 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: Impose a penalty for the removal of commemorative flag holders from graves of veterans and police and fire personnel

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-20 - Reporting date extended to Wednesday, June 9, 2010 [H3388 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3388-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kathi-Anne Reinstein

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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 the removal of veterans, police and fire, commemorative flag holders.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Kathi-Anne Reinstein	16th Suffolk
James Dwyer	30th Middlesex
Paul McMurtry	11th Norfolk
Bruce E. Tarr	First Essex and Middlesex
Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.	26th Middlesex
Thomas M. McGee	Third Essex and Middlesex

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3715 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act relative to the removal of veterans, police and fire, commemorative flag holders.

                Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

            Section 73 of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the words “veteran’s grave marker or metal plaque or flag” and inserting in place thereof the following words: — American flag, veteran’s grave marker, metal plaque, veteran’s commemorative flag holder, commemorative flag holder representing service in both the police and fire department.