MA S2176

Bill

Relative to veteran access to recreational lands

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
11/04/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to veteran access to recreational lands. Veterans and Federal Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill seeks to provide veterans, as defined in the state's general laws, with free access to public forest lands and public beaches under the control of the Department of Conservation and Recreation. It accomplishes this by amending existing laws to exempt veterans from having to pay any charges or fees, including day-use parking fees and recreation visitor fees, for entrance to these public recreational lands. The bill also updates language in another existing law to align with the broader definition of "veterans" used in this legislation.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (2)

David DeCoste (R), Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 11/04/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2176

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2176
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2176.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2370	Expanding creditable service benefits to veterans who have served in the armed forces of the United States	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2386	Relative to veterans retirement and pensions	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2395	Relative to providing tax processing and filing assistance for certain disabled veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2398	Extending certain existing sales tax exemptions to veteran's organizations	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2401	Establishing a homestead exemption for disabled veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2541	To exempt certain veterans from the state tax	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H3044	To expand veteran license plate eligibility	Accompanied a study order, see H5126	Similar To
H3214	Relative to veterans with post-traumatic stress	House concurred	Similar To
H3215	Establishing veterans’ service officers as mandated reporters	Accompanied a study order, see H4404	Similar To
H3237	Relative to EMT certification of veterans and military medics	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H3246	Extending veterans status for the National Guard and reserves	Accompanied a study order, see H4404	Similar To
H725	Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation to study the feasibility of establishing an animal shelter and dog park on state-owned property in the city of Quincy	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H863	Providing for the maintenance of the Neponset River for the health and safety of the public	Accompanied a study order, see H5070	Similar To
H866	Establishing a trust fund within the Department of Conservation and Recreation for the planting of trees	Accompanied a study order, see H5078	Similar To
S2166	Increasing the annuity for gold star families	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2209	Establishing a sick leave bank for James Lovett, an employee of the Department of Conservation and Recreation	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 17 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2333	Allowing for a Legion of Merit license plate	Accompanied a study order, see S2560	Similar To
S2337	To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S2385	Relative to land use restrictions in the South Boston section of the city of Boston	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2370

Expanding creditable service benefits to veterans who have served in the armed forces of the United States

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2386

Relative to veterans retirement and pensions

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2395

Relative to providing tax processing and filing assistance for certain disabled veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2398

Extending certain existing sales tax exemptions to veteran's organizations

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2401

Establishing a homestead exemption for disabled veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2541

To exempt certain veterans from the state tax

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H3044

To expand veteran license plate eligibility

Accompanied a study order, see H5126

Similar To

H3214

Relative to veterans with post-traumatic stress

House concurred

Similar To

H3215

Establishing veterans’ service officers as mandated reporters

Accompanied a study order, see H4404

Similar To

H3237

Relative to EMT certification of veterans and military medics

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H3246

Extending veterans status for the National Guard and reserves

Accompanied a study order, see H4404

Similar To

H725

Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation to study the feasibility of establishing an animal shelter and dog park on state-owned property in the city of Quincy

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H863

Providing for the maintenance of the Neponset River for the health and safety of the public

Accompanied a study order, see H5070

Similar To

H866

Establishing a trust fund within the Department of Conservation and Recreation for the planting of trees

Accompanied a study order, see H5078

Similar To

S2166

Increasing the annuity for gold star families

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2209

Establishing a sick leave bank for James Lovett, an employee of the Department of Conservation and Recreation

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 17 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2333

Allowing for a Legion of Merit license plate

Accompanied a study order, see S2560

Similar To

S2337

To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S2385

Relative to land use restrictions in the South Boston section of the city of Boston

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

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