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| 2 | 2 | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 201 FILED ON: 1/7/2025 | |
| 3 | 3 | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3857 | |
| 4 | 4 | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts | |
| 5 | 5 | _________________ | |
| 6 | 6 | PRESENTED BY: | |
| 7 | 7 | Patrick Joseph Kearney | |
| 8 | 8 | _________________ | |
| 9 | 9 | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General | |
| 10 | 10 | Court assembled: | |
| 11 | 11 | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: | |
| 12 | 12 | An Act amending the definition of veteran. | |
| 13 | 13 | _______________ | |
| 14 | 14 | PETITION OF: | |
| 15 | 15 | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth1/7/2025 1 of 1 | |
| 16 | 16 | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 201 FILED ON: 1/7/2025 | |
| 17 | 17 | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3857 | |
| 18 | 18 | By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3857) of | |
| 19 | 19 | Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to the definition of veteran. Veterans and Federal Affairs. | |
| 20 | 20 | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION | |
| 21 | 21 | SEE HOUSE, NO. 3671 OF 2021-2022.] | |
| 22 | 22 | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts | |
| 23 | 23 | _______________ | |
| 24 | 24 | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court | |
| 25 | 25 | (2025-2026) | |
| 26 | 26 | _______________ | |
| 27 | 27 | An Act amending the definition of veteran. | |
| 28 | 28 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority | |
| 29 | 29 | of the same, as follows: | |
| 30 | 30 | 1 The language of M.G.L. ch. 4, s.7, clause 43 part (b) is hereby amended by adding after | |
| 31 | 31 | 2the words "coast guard" the following words: "United States NOAA Corps, United States Public | |
| 32 | 32 | 3Health Service, United States Space Force" |