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H3887 • 2025

An Act relative to the definition of a Veteran in the Commonwealth

An Act relative to the definition of a Veteran in the Commonwealth

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Sponsor
Jeffrey Rosario Turco
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 relative to the definition of a Veteran in the Commonwealth

An Act relative to the definition of a Veteran in the Commonwealth By Representative Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the definition of a Veteran in the Commonwealth By Representative Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3887) of Jeffrey Rosario Turco and David F.
  • DeCoste for legislation to include certain members of the National Guard in the definition of veterans.
  • 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 relative to the definition of a Veteran in the Commonwealth
By Representative Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3887) of Jeffrey Rosario Turco and David F. DeCoste for legislation to include certain members of the National Guard in the definition of veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3887

The definition of “veteran” in section 1 of chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “Mexican Service,” in line 51, the following words:- ; or (f) served in the national guard or reserve for 20 or more years.

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