MA H2802

Bill

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

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to creditable service benefits to veterans who have served in the armed forces of the United States. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to expand creditable service benefits to veterans who have served in the armed forces of the United States. The bill amends Section 4 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws by inserting language that allows veterans, as defined under Section 6A of Chapter 115, to receive creditable service for their years of service in the armed forces. This change would apply to various public service positions, such as permanent, intermittent, or call firefighters.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (10)

Steve Xiarhos (R)*, Pete Capano (D), David DeCoste (R), Colleen Garry (D), Patrick Kearney (D), Susan Moran (D), Matt Muratore (R), Patrick O'Connor (R), Mike Soter (R), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4960 (on 07/05/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2802

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2802
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2802.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
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
H3640	Providing for timely reimbursement of cities and towns for veterans’ benefits	No further action taken	Similar To
H4441	Relative to the governance, structure and care of veterans at the Commonwealth’s veterans’ homes	Reported by H5106	Similar To
H4960	Public service matters	No further action taken	Replaced by
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

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

H3640

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

No further action taken

Similar To

H4441

Relative to the governance, structure and care of veterans at the Commonwealth’s veterans’ homes

Reported by H5106

Similar To

H4960

Public service matters

No further action taken

Replaced by

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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