MA S2427

Bill

Exempting veterans from civil service exam fees

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
02/14/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to exempt veterans from civil service exam fees. Veterans and Federal Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill seeks to exempt veterans from paying any fees for civil service examinations in Massachusetts. Specifically, it amends two sections of Chapter 31 of the General Laws to state that veterans shall not be charged any fees for examinations provided under this chapter. This change is intended to support veterans by removing a potential financial barrier to their participation in the civil service hiring process.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (2)

Walter Timilty (D)*, Nick Collins (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 02/14/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2427

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2427
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2427.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2921	Relative to tax abatement for permanently disabled veterans	No further action taken	Similar To
H3765	Authorizing Eric M. Cyr to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the City of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H4060	Establishing a real property transfer fee in the town of Chatham	No further action taken	Similar To
S1614	Relative to equitable firearm license fees	Accompanied a study order, see S2762	Similar To
S1672	To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1733	To ensure fair public higher education workplaces	Accompanied a study order, see S2771	Similar To
S2112	Relative to the secretary of veterans’ services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2398	Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2408	Relative to COLA adjustments for veteran benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2421	Relative to tax credits for homeless veteran housing	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2437	Establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of property in the town of Concord	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2447	Authorizing Brigette Hamel to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 96 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S2455	Relative to 100% disabled veteran motor vehicle tax exemptions	Accompanied a study order, see H5248	Similar To
S868	Empowering cities and towns to impose a fee on certain real estate transactions to support affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5351	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2921

Relative to tax abatement for permanently disabled veterans

No further action taken

Similar To

H3765

Authorizing Eric M. Cyr to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the City of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H4060

Establishing a real property transfer fee in the town of Chatham

No further action taken

Similar To

S1614

Relative to equitable firearm license fees

Accompanied a study order, see S2762

Similar To

S1672

To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1733

To ensure fair public higher education workplaces

Accompanied a study order, see S2771

Similar To

S2112

Relative to the secretary of veterans’ services

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

Similar To

S2398

Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters

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

Similar To

S2408

Relative to COLA adjustments for veteran benefits

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

Similar To

S2421

Relative to tax credits for homeless veteran housing

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

Similar To

S2437

Establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of property in the town of Concord

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S2447

Authorizing Brigette Hamel to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 96 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S2455

Relative to 100% disabled veteran motor vehicle tax exemptions

Accompanied a study order, see H5248

Similar To

S868

Empowering cities and towns to impose a fee on certain real estate transactions to support affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H5351

Similar To

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