MA H3669

Bill

MA H3669

Relative to annuities for widows and surviving relatives of veterans

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/28/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relativerelatives of veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing laws in Massachusetts to provide the following key provisions: 1) Applications submitted by eligible veterans for annuities will be valid until the veteran's death; 2) The parents and eligible surviving spouses of veterans will need to reapply for the annuity once a calendar year, but during the first year they apply, they will be eligible to receive the annuity compensation they would have been eligible for in the year after the veteran's death; and 3) Any eligible veterans, parents, or surviving spouses who did not receive an annuity due to failure to apply will be retroactively eligible to apply for 90 days following the enactment of this bill.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (7)

Brad Jones (R)*, Kim Ferguson (R), Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Steven Howitt (R), Hannah Kane (R), Matt Muratore (R),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3669

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3669
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3669.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2829	Relating to guardians of surviving children of emergency first responders	No further action taken	Similar To
H2883	Excluding student loan forgiveness from taxable income for permanently and totally disabled veterans	No further action taken	Similar To
H2921	Relative to tax abatement for permanently disabled veterans	No further action taken	Similar To
H2982	To exempt certain veterans from the state tax	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
H3218	Annuities for widows and surviving relatives of veterans	House concurred	Reintroduced
H3640	Providing for timely reimbursement of cities and towns for veterans’ benefits	No further action taken	Similar To
S1672	To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1692	Establishing creditable service for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1744	Relative to the active service buy-back program for firefighters and police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1770	Relative to veterans creditable service	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	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
S2401	Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2680	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
S2412	Relative to waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2419	Relative to protecting veterans	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2420	Relative to shelter benefits for veterans	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
S2455	Relative to 100% disabled veteran motor vehicle tax exemptions	Accompanied a study order, see H5248	Similar To
S906	Relative to public housing determination for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2829

Relating to guardians of surviving children of emergency first responders

No further action taken

Similar To

H2883

Excluding student loan forgiveness from taxable income for permanently and totally disabled veterans

No further action taken

Similar To

H2921

Relative to tax abatement for permanently disabled veterans

No further action taken

Similar To

H2982

To exempt certain veterans from the state tax

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

H3218

Annuities for widows and surviving relatives of veterans

House concurred

Reintroduced

H3640

Providing for timely reimbursement of cities and towns for veterans’ benefits

No further action taken

Similar To

S1672

To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1692

Establishing creditable service for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1744

Relative to the active service buy-back program for firefighters and police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1770

Relative to veterans creditable service

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

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

S2401

Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see S2680

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

S2412

Relative to waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs

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

Similar To

S2419

Relative to protecting veterans

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

Similar To

S2420

Relative to shelter benefits for veterans

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

S2455

Relative to 100% disabled veteran motor vehicle tax exemptions

Accompanied a study order, see H5248

Similar To

S906

Relative to public housing determination for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

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