H3821 • 2025

An Act relative to a Veterans' Hall of Fame Commission

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Sponsor: James Arciero
Last action: 2025-09-30
Official status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to a Veterans' Hall of Fame Commission

An Act relative to a Veterans' Hall of Fame Commission By Representative Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to a Veterans' Hall of Fame Commission By Representative Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
3821) of James Arciero and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to the feasibility of establishing a veterans' hall of fame.
Veterans and Federal Affairs.
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

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Bill History

2025-09-30 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 09/30/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:50 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2025-09-19 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 09/30/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to a Veterans' Hall of Fame Commission
By Representative Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3821) of James Arciero and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to the feasibility of establishing a veterans' hall of fame. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

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Bill H.3821

SECTION 1

Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, there shall be a veteran's hall of fame commission to study the feasibility of establishing a veterans' hall of fame in the Commonwealth. The commission shall consist of 11 members, who shall be speaker of the house or their designee and the president of the senate or their designee, who shall serve as co-chairs of the commission; the minority leaders of the house and senate or their designees; the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on veterans and federal affairs or their designees; the adjutant general of the national guard or their designee; the secretary of veterans' services or their designee; a designee of the secretary of state who is employed in the state archives who is knowledgeable about military records; and two persons to be appointed by the governor who shall be honorably-discharged veterans. Members shall serve without compensation but may receive such funding from the department of veterans' services to fulfill their study and review of establishing a veteran's hall of fame.

SECTION 2

The commission shall review and analyze the feasibility of, and costs associated with, the establishment of a veterans' hall of fame in the commonwealth and shall study reasonable methods and criteria that may be utilized for nominating and inducting veterans who are residents of the commonwealth into said hall of fame.

SECTION 3

The commission shall submit its findings and recommendations with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate.by December 31, 2026.

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