Massachusetts H 2664: 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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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 402        FILED ON: 1/12/2023 
HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2664 
 
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
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PRESENTED BY: 
Todd M. Smola 
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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 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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PETITION OF: 
 
NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED: 
Todd M. Smola 1st Hampden 1/12/2023 

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 402        FILED ON: 1/12/2023 
HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2664 
By Representative Smola of Warren, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2664) 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. 
 
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION 
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2778 OF 2021-2022.] 
 
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
 
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court 
(2023-2024) 
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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. 
 
 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 1    Section 89 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- 
3 If an officer of the department of state police is killed, or dies from injuries received or 
4dies as a natural and proximate result of undergoing a hazard peculiar to the officer's 
5employment, while in the performance of the officer’s duty, the officer’s next of kin shall receive 
6from the department a flag of the commonwealth during the memorial service.  For purposes of 
7this paragraph, next of kin shall mean a person who is a surviving spouse, partner, parent or close 
8family member of the deceased.