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H3838 • 2025

An Act to support veteran owned businesses

An Act to support veteran owned businesses

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Sponsor
Patricia A. Duffy
Last action
2026-06-01
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5466 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the process for proving veteran status or the exact nature of the evidence required. The bill summary and digest text indicate that it is still under study and has not been fully approved yet.

Supporting Veteran-Owned Businesses

This act aims to help veteran-owned businesses by waiving certain filing fees when they file their business paperwork with the state of Massachusetts.

What This Bill Does

  • Waives the fee for filing certificates of organization for veteran-owned businesses if presented with satisfactory evidence by the Secretary of State.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Veterans starting or running businesses in Massachusetts.

Terms To Know

United States Veteran
A person who has served in the U.S. military and meets certain requirements set by law.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill is still being studied, so it hasn't been fully approved yet.
  • It only applies to businesses filing paperwork with the state of Massachusetts.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-01 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5466 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-07-16 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  5. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act to support veteran owned businesses
By Representative Duffy of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3838) of Patricia A. Duffy and Natalie M. Blais relative to the fee for filing certificates of organization for veteran owned businesses. Veterans and Federal Affairs.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3838

Section 12 of chapter 156C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following subsection:-

(e) If one or more of the authorized persons is a United States Veteran, as defined in clause Forty-third of section 7 of chapter 4 and upon presentation of evidence deemed satisfactory by the secretary of state, the fee for filing of the certificate of organization required by subsection (a) and the fee for the filing of the annual report required by subsection (c) shall be waived.

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