Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S2477 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/27/2025

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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2164       FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2477
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jason M. Lewis
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Jason M. LewisFifth Middlesex 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2164       FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2477
By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2477) of Jason M. Lewis for 
legislation relative to waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs. Veterans 
and Federal Affairs.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2327 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority 
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 74A of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official 
2Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word 'nursing', in line 12, the following words:- 
3or satisfactorily completed medical training offered through the military