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H2884 • 2025

An Act relative to veteran inclusion

An Act relative to veteran inclusion

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Sponsor
Meghan K. Kilcoyne
Last action
2026-01-08
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 veteran inclusion

An Act relative to veteran inclusion By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to veteran inclusion By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2884) of Meghan K.
  • Kilcoyne relative to providing veteran's preference for certain members of the National Guard or United States military reserves.
  • 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. 2026-01-08 House

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

  2. 2025-09-22 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-03:10 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-09-17 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:00 PM in B-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  4. 2025-09-11 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  5. 2025-09-05 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  7. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to veteran inclusion
By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2884) of Meghan K. Kilcoyne relative to providing veteran's preference for certain members of the National Guard or United States military reserves. Public Service.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2884

Part 1, Title IV, Chapter 31, Section 26, of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by striking out in line 7 of paragraph 1 "(4) all others," and inserting the words " (4) member of the Massachusetts National Guard or Reserves of the United States Armed Forces with no less than two years of continuous service; (5) all others,"

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