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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patricia A. Duffy

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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 to support veteran owned businesses.

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PETITION OF:

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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 to support veteran owned businesses.

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. Section 12 of chapter 156C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following subsection:-

(e) If one or more of the authorized persons is a United States Veteran, as defined in clause Forty-third of section 7 of chapter 4 and upon presentation of evidence deemed satisfactory by the secretary of state, the fee for filing of the certificate of organization required by subsection (a) and the fee for the filing of the annual report required by subsection (c) shall be waived.