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H2970 • 2025

An Act relative to providing the next of kin of a state police officer killed in the line of duty with a flag during the memorial service

An Act relative to providing the next of kin of a state police officer killed in the line of duty with a flag during the memorial service

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Sponsor
Todd M. Smola
Last action
2025-08-25
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 providing the next of kin of a state police officer killed in the line of duty with a flag during the memorial service

An Act relative to providing the next of kin of a state police officer killed in the line of duty with a flag during the memorial service By Representative Smola of Warren, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to providing the next of kin of a state police officer killed in the line of duty with a flag during the memorial service By Representative Smola of Warren, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2970) of Todd M.
  • Smola for legislation to provide the next of kin of state police officers killed in the line of duty with a flag during memorial services.
  • Public Service.

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. 2025-08-25 House

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

  2. 2025-05-08 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to providing the next of kin of a state police officer killed in the line of duty with a flag during the memorial service
By Representative Smola of Warren, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2970) of Todd M. Smola for legislation to provide the next of kin of state police officers killed in the line of duty with a flag during memorial services. Public Service.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2970

Section 89 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

"If an officer of the department of state police is killed, or dies from injuries received or dies as a natural and proximate result of undergoing a hazard peculiar to the officer's employment, while in the performance of the officer’s duty, the officer’s next of kin shall receive from the department a flag of the commonwealth during the memorial service.

For purposes of this paragraph, next of kin shall mean a person who is a surviving spouse, partner, parent or close family member of the deceased."

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