MA S2401

Bill

Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to provide COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the COVID-19 Relief for Veterans Fund, which will be administered by the Secretary and used to provide emergency financial relief for veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill appropriates $10 million from the General Fund to the new fund, and authorizes the Secretary to promulgate regulations to ensure the timely and effective implementation of the Act. The funds will be available until June 30, 2021.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (4)

Diana Dizoglio (D)*, Chris Hendricks (D), Adam Scanlon (D), Paul Schmid (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2680 (on 02/10/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2401

(27 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2401
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2401.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2203	Relative to courtesy retail parking spaces designed for non-handicapped 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
H3486	Relative to license plates for disabled veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H4966	Similar To
H3661	Relative to housing for veterans	No further action taken	Similar To
H3691	Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief to veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5070	Similar To
H3702	Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3771	Similar Bills	Text of amendment, see H3702	Similar To
H3872	Similar Bills	Published as amended, see H3874	Similar To
H3874	Similar Bills	See S2472	Similar To
H4461	Relative to work and family mobility	Published as amended, see H4470	Similar To
S1450	Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see S2887	Similar To
S1672	To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1770	Relative to veterans creditable service	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1897	Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	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
S2289	Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency	Accompanied a new draft, see H4459	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
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
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
S2472	Relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency	No further action taken	Similar To
S250	To ensure the health and safety of the commonwealth’s students and educators	Accompanied a study order, see H4938	Similar To
S2516	Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S2680	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to veterans affairs	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S906	Relative to public housing determination for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2203

Relative to courtesy retail parking spaces designed for non-handicapped 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

H3486

Relative to license plates for disabled veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H4966

Similar To

H3661

Relative to housing for veterans

No further action taken

Similar To

H3691

Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief to veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H5070

Similar To

H3702

Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H3771

Similar Bills

Text of amendment, see H3702

Similar To

H3872

Similar Bills

Published as amended, see H3874

Similar To

H3874

Similar Bills

See S2472

Similar To

H4461

Relative to work and family mobility

Published as amended, see H4470

Similar To

S1450

Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus

Accompanied a study order, see S2887

Similar To

S1672

To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1770

Relative to veterans creditable service

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1897

Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

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

S2289

Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency

Accompanied a new draft, see H4459

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

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

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

S2472

Relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency

No further action taken

Similar To

S250

To ensure the health and safety of the commonwealth’s students and educators

Accompanied a study order, see H4938

Similar To

S2516

Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S2680

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to veterans affairs

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S906

Relative to public housing determination for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

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