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MA H2374

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

David Biele

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 9 of Chapter 117A of the General Laws to exclude cash advance items for services not directly provided by funeral establishments from the $3,500 burial assistance limit
  • Requires the Department of Public Welfare to promptly process and make determinations on burial assistance applications
  • Mandates prompt payment issuance once applications are approved
  • Sponsored by Representative David Biele (4th Suffolk) and Senator Joanne M. Comerford (Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester)
  • Filed on January 17, 2025 for the 2025-2026 legislative session

Legislative Description

Relative to burial assistance

Last Action

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

1/28/2026

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means1/28/2026
Public Health2/27/2025

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