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H3867 • 2025

An Act to increase the annuity for disabled veterans and their families

An Act to increase the annuity for disabled veterans and their families

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Sponsor
Marc T. Lombardo
Last action
2025-10-28
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to increase the annuity for disabled veterans and their families

An Act to increase the annuity for disabled veterans and their families By Representative Lombardo of Billerica, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to increase the annuity for disabled veterans and their families By Representative Lombardo of Billerica, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3867) of Marc T.
  • Lombardo for legislation to increase the annuity for disabled veterans and their families.
  • 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. 2025-10-28 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 increase the annuity for disabled veterans and their families
By Representative Lombardo of Billerica, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3867) of Marc T. Lombardo for legislation to increase the annuity for disabled veterans and their families. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3867

Section 6B of chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 19, 28 and 35, the figure “$2,000” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- $5,000.

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