HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3243 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3518
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jack Patrick 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 promoting equity in veterans' bonus eligibility.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 1/19/2023 |
State Treasurer and Receiver General Deborah B. Goldberg | 24 Beacon Street, Room 227, Boston, MA | 1/20/2023 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 1/27/2023 |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex | 2/1/2023 |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 3/2/2023 |
Samantha Montaño | 15th Suffolk | 3/24/2023 |
Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | 5/1/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3243 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3518
By Representative Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3518) of Jack Patrick Lewis and others relative to further regulating bonus eligibility for veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act promoting equity in veterans' bonus eligibility.
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. Paragraph (1), subsection (b) of section 78 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 124 of the acts of 2020, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “however” the following words:- any veteran discharged or released under other than honorable conditions due to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or HIV status, based on such veteran’s DD-214 form or equivalent documentation, shall be eligible for a bonus under this section; provided further,
SECTION 2. Subsection (g) of said section 78 is hereby further amended by striking the word “service” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- service, unless any veteran is discharged or released under other than honorable conditions yet deemed eligible pursuant to paragraph (1), subsection (b) of this section.