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H3849 • 2025

An Act to exclude Chapter 115 payments to veterans from gross household income calculation

An Act to exclude Chapter 115 payments to veterans from gross household income calculation

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Sponsor
James K. Hawkins
Last action
2025-10-28
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act to exclude Chapter 115 payments to veterans from gross household income calculation

An Act to exclude Chapter 115 payments to veterans from gross household income calculation By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to exclude Chapter 115 payments to veterans from gross household income calculation By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3849) of James K.
  • Hawkins relative to excluding certain health care cost payments to veterans from the gross household income calculation.
  • Veterans and Federal Affairs.

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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. 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

  2. 2025-10-17 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/28/2025 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

Official Summary Text

An Act to exclude Chapter 115 payments to veterans from gross household income calculation
By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3849) of James K. Hawkins relative to excluding certain health care cost payments to veterans from the gross household income calculation. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3849

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding Section 5, Part 1, Chapter 115 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, and in order to promote the public good, payments received by veterans as reimbursement for out-of-pocket health care costs shall be added to the list of Exclusions listed in 760 CMR 6.05 (3) Exclusions from Gross Household Income.

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

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