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H3834 • 2025

An Act in support of veterans and dependents through municipal tax bills

An Act in support of veterans and dependents through municipal tax bills

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Sponsor
Mark J. Cusack
Last action
2026-02-11
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act in support of veterans and dependents through municipal tax bills

An Act in support of veterans and dependents through municipal tax bills By Representative Cusack of Braintree, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act in support of veterans and dependents through municipal tax bills By Representative Cusack of Braintree, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3834) of Mark J.
  • Cusack relative to voluntary contribution check-off boxes on municipal tax bills for support of local veterans’ agents.
  • Veterans and Federal Affairs.

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. 2026-02-11 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5100

  2. 2026-02-11 House

    Reported from the committee on House Rules

  3. 2026-02-11 House

    Reported on the residue of H5100

  4. 2026-02-11 House

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

  5. 2025-10-28 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/28/2025 from 01:00 PM-01:10 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  6. 2025-10-17 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/28/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  7. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

  8. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act in support of veterans and dependents through municipal tax bills
By Representative Cusack of Braintree, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3834) of Mark J. Cusack relative to voluntary contribution check-off boxes on municipal tax bills for support of local veterans’ agents. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3834

SECTION 1.

Any city or town in the Commonwealth may, subject to the approvals of the commissioner of revenue and the legislative body of the city or town, designate a place on its municipal tax bills, or the motor vehicle excise tax bills, or mail with such tax bills a separate form whereby taxpayers of the city or town can voluntarily check off, donate and pledge an amount of money which shall increase the amount already due and which shall be paid over to an account under the supervision of the local veterans agent for the support of veterans and dependents in need.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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