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| 2 | 2 | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 353 FILED ON: 1/8/2025 | |
| 3 | 3 | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3887 | |
| 4 | 4 | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts | |
| 5 | 5 | _________________ | |
| 6 | 6 | PRESENTED BY: | |
| 7 | 7 | Jeffrey Rosario Turco | |
| 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 relative to the definition of a Veteran in the Commonwealth. | |
| 13 | 13 | _______________ | |
| 14 | 14 | PETITION OF: | |
| 15 | 15 | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jeffrey Rosario Turco19th Suffolk1/8/2025David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/23/2025 1 of 1 | |
| 16 | 16 | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 353 FILED ON: 1/8/2025 | |
| 17 | 17 | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3887 | |
| 18 | 18 | By Representative Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3887) of | |
| 19 | 19 | Jeffrey Rosario Turco and David F. DeCoste for legislation to include certain members of the | |
| 20 | 20 | National Guard in the definition of veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs. | |
| 21 | 21 | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts | |
| 22 | 22 | _______________ | |
| 23 | 23 | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court | |
| 24 | 24 | (2025-2026) | |
| 25 | 25 | _______________ | |
| 26 | 26 | An Act relative to the definition of a Veteran in the Commonwealth. | |
| 27 | 27 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority | |
| 28 | 28 | of the same, as follows: | |
| 29 | 29 | 1 The definition of “veteran” in section 1 of chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing | |
| 30 | 30 | 2in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “Mexican Service,” | |
| 31 | 31 | 3in line 51, the following words:- ; or (f) served in the national guard or reserve for 20 or more | |
| 32 | 32 | 4years. |