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H2374 • 2025

An Act relative to burial assistance

An Act relative to burial assistance

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Sponsor
David Biele
Last action
2026-01-28
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to burial assistance

An Act relative to burial assistance By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to burial assistance By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2374) of David Biele and Joanne M.
  • Comerford relative to burial assistance from the Department of Public Welfare.
  • Public Health.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-28 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-09-29 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/29/2025 from 09:00 AM-11:30 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-09-29 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/29/2025 from 09:00 AM-11:30 AM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  4. 2025-09-19 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/29/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Health

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to burial assistance
By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2374) of David Biele and Joanne M. Comerford relative to burial assistance from the Department of Public Welfare. Public Health.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2374

SECTION 1. Section 9 of chapter 117A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the figure “$3,500” the following: “excluding cash advance items for services not directly provided by the funeral establishment. The department shall promptly make a determination regarding applications submitted pursuant to this section and, if approved, shall issue payments promptly."

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