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H5028 • 2025

An Act making August 10th Agent Orange Awareness Day in Massachusetts

An Act making August 10th Agent Orange Awareness Day in Massachusetts

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Sponsor
State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (J)
Last action
2026-03-02
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act making August 10th Agent Orange Awareness Day in Massachusetts

An Act making August 10th Agent Orange Awareness Day in Massachusetts Status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

What This Bill Does

  • An Act making August 10th Agent Orange Awareness Day in Massachusetts Status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-02 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  2. 2026-03-02 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2026-03-02 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2026-02-02 House

    Reported from the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

  5. 2026-02-02 House

    New draft of H4688

  6. 2026-02-02 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Official Summary Text

An Act making August 10th Agent Orange Awareness Day in Massachusetts
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill H.5028

Part I, Title II, Chapter 6, of the Massachusetts General Laws (M.G.L.) Section 15XXXXX: The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart August 10th as Agent Orange Awareness Day to honor the veterans who were exposed to agent orange during the Vietnam war, and their families, and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

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