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H3832 • 2025

An Act defining "Gold Star families"

An Act defining "Gold Star families"

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Sponsor
Chaisson, Michael S.
Last action
2026-01-22
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act defining "Gold Star families"

An Act defining "Gold Star families" By Representative Chaisson of Foxborough and Senator DiDomenico, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act defining "Gold Star families" By Representative Chaisson of Foxborough and Senator DiDomenico, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3832) of Michael S.
  • Chaisson, Sal N.
  • DiDomenico and others for legislation to define "Gold Star families".

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  • 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. 2026-01-22 House

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

  2. 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

  3. 2025-09-19 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/30/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act defining "Gold Star families"
By Representative Chaisson of Foxborough and Senator DiDomenico, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3832) of Michael S. Chaisson, Sal N. DiDomenico and others for legislation to define "Gold Star families". Veterans and Federal Affairs.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3832

Section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following definitions under the forty third definition:-

"Gold Star parent" shall mean any parent of a member of the armed forces whose death occurred as a result of injury sustained, illness, or disease contracted, not due to gross negligence or misconduct of the member, during active service.

"Gold Star spouse" any spouse of a member of the armed forces whose death occurred as a result of injury sustained, illness, or disease contracted, not due to gross negligence or misconduct of the member, during active service.

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