Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H4719 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4719
3	3	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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5	5	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, June 20, 2024.
6	6	The committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs, to whom were
7	7	referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3480) of James
8	8	Arciero, Patrick Joseph Kearney and Raymond L. Mascola relative to
9	9	eligibility of non-Massachusetts origin veterans for state veteran bonus
10	10	awards; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3481) of James
11	11	Arciero, Patrick Joseph Kearney and Wade West relative to no cost
12	12	hunting and fishing licenses for 100 percent disabled veterans; the petition
13	13	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 3483) of Shirley B. Arriaga relative to
14	14	veterans' services benefits held in trust; the petition (accompanied by bill,
15	15	House, No. 3485) of Bruce J. Ayers, Adam Scanlon and Steven S. Howitt
16	16	relative to reimbursement for life insurance for members of the
17	17	Massachusetts National Guard; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
18	18	No. 3487) of Natalie M. Blais and others relative to the fee for filing
19	19	certificates of organization for veteran owned businesses; the petition
20	20	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 3489) of Daniel Cahill relative to
21	21	residency for veteran status; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
22	22	3493) of Mark J. Cusack and Vanna Howard relative to voluntary
23	23	contribution check-off boxes on municipal tax bills for support of local
24	24	veterans’ agents; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3494) of
25	25	Michael S. Day for legislation to recognize reserve veterans as veterans in
26	26	the Commonwealth; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3495)
27	27	of David F. DeCoste, Michael J. Soter and Patrick Joseph Kearney relative
28	28	to employment preference for veterans at the Massachusetts Port
29	29	Authority; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3499) of Denise
30	30	C. Garlick and Vanna Howard relative to providing veterans survivor
31	31	benefits; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3500) of Denise C.
32	32	Garlick for legislation to promote fairness and transparency of
33	33	organizations supporting military personnel and families; the petition
34	34	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 3504) of Kenneth I. Gordon relative to
35	35	the definition of active duty in the interstate compact on educational
36	36	opportunity for military children; the petition (accompanied by bill, 2 of 4
37	37	House, No. 3510) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to
38	38	establishing a Vietnam War commemoration fund; the petition
39	39	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 3511) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and
40	40	others relative to annuities for widows and surviving relatives of veterans;
41	41	the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3512) of Patrick Joseph
42	42	Kearney and others relative to the definition of veteran; the petition
43	43	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 3513) of Meghan Kilcoyne relative to
44	44	veterans' benefits; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3517) of
45	45	Michael P. Kushmerek and others relative to enhancing burial expenses
46	46	for veterans; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3518) of Jack
47	47	Patrick Lewis and others relative to further regulating bonus eligibility for
48	48	veterans; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3520) of Kate
49	49	Lipper-Garabedian and others relative to public employee benefits for
50	50	military service members on active duty; the petition (accompanied by
51	51	bill, House, No. 3521) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian and others relative to
52	52	COLA adjustments for veteran benefits; the petition (accompanied by bill,
53	53	House, No. 3522) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian and others relative to
54	54	reimbursement to armed service members; the petition (accompanied by
55	55	bill, House, No. 3525) of Mathew J. Muratore and others relative to
56	56	parking at certain airports for disabled veterans; the petition (accompanied
57	57	by bill, House, No. 3530) of David Allen Robertson and Kenneth I.
58	58	Gordon relative to retirement benefits for veterans; the petition
59	59	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 3534) of Adam Scanlon and others
60	60	relative to providing for a prisoner of war income tax exemption; the
61	61	petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3535) of Paul A. Schmid, III for
62	62	legislation to authorize free online public higher education courses to
63	63	veterans; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3536) of Paul A.
64	64	Schmid, III and others relative to disability benefits for veterans; the
65	65	petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3538) of Todd M. Smola,
66	66	Margaret R. Scarsdale and F. Jay Barrows relative to emergency medical
67	67	transportation provided to veterans; the petition (accompanied by bill,
68	68	House, No. 3539) of Todd M. Smola and F. Jay Barrows relative to
69	69	veterans’ benefits for surviving spouses; the petition (accompanied by bill,
70	70	House, No. 3709) of Shirley B. Arriaga for legislation to provide for the
71	71	appointment of full-time veterans' agents or directors of veterans’ services
72	72	in certain cities and towns; the petition (accompanied by resolutions,
73	73	House, No. 3768) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile and others for the
74	74	adoption of resolutions memorializing the Congress of the United States to
75	75	pass and send to the states for ratification a constitutional amendment to
76	76	restore the first amendment and fair elections to the people; the petition 3 of 4
77	77	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 3819) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile and
78	78	others relative to reviving, continuing and further regulating the citizens
79	79	commission established (under Chapter 322 of the Acts of 2018)
80	80	concerning a Constitutional amendment to secure government of the
81	81	people; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3835) of Jeffrey
82	82	Rosario Turco for legislation to include certain members of the National
83	83	Guard in the definition of veterans; and the petition (accompanied by bill,
84	84	House, No. 3926) of David Allen Robertson relative to veteran disability
85	85	benefits, reports recommending that the accompanying order (House, No.
86	86	4719) ought to be adopted.
87	87	For the committee,
88	88	GERARD J. CASSIDY. 4 of 4
89	89	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4719
90	90	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
91	91	House of Representatives, June 20, 2024.
92	92	1 Ordered, That the committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs be authorized to sit during
93	93	2a recess of the General Court to make an investigation and study of House documents numbered
94	94	33480, 3481, 3483, 3485, 3487, 3489, 3493, 3494, 3495, 3499, 3500, 3504, 3510, 3511, 3512,
95	95	43513, 3517, 3518, 3520, 3521, 3522, 3525, 3530, 3534, 3535, 3536, 3538, 3539, 3709, 3768,
96	96	53819, 3835 and 3926, relative to veterans' benefits, services, prisoners of war and other veterans
97	97	6issues.
98	98	7 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study
99	99	8and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
100	100	9recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
101	101	10on or before December 31, 2024.