HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 296        FILED ON: 1/9/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3202

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Shawn Dooley

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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 the veteran status of certain reservists.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/9/2019

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

1/27/2019

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/31/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 296        FILED ON: 1/9/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3202

By Mr. Dooley of Norfolk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3202) of Shawn Dooley, Michael J. Soter and Todd M. Smola relative to the veteran status of certain reservists.  Veterans and Federal Affairs.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4475 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to the veteran status of certain reservists.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Clause Forty-third of section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “service”, in line 336, the following words:- ; and (4) a reservist in the armed forces who has served honorably for 20 or more years, regardless of whether such service included any active duty service.

SECTION 2. Said clause Forty-third of said section 7 of said chapter 4, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “both”, in line 423, the following words:- ; provided,  however, that this shall not include a member who has served honorably as a reservist in the armed forces for 20 or more years, regardless of whether such service included any active duty service.