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H3857 • 2025

An Act amending the definition of veteran

An Act amending the definition of veteran

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Sponsor
Patrick Joseph Kearney
Last action
2025-09-30
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act amending the definition of veteran

An Act amending the definition of veteran By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending the definition of veteran By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3857) of Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to the definition of veteran.
  • Veterans and Federal Affairs.
  • Status: Referred to Joint Committee on 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. 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

  2. 2025-09-19 Joint

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

  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 amending the definition of veteran
By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3857) of Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to the definition of veteran. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3857

The language of M.G.L. ch. 4, s.7, clause 43 part (b) is hereby amended by adding after the words

"coast guard" the following words: "United States NOAA Corps, United States Public Health Service, United States Space Force"

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