MA S2356

Bill

MA S2356

Increasing the annuity for disabled Veterans and Gold Star Families

Introduced
02/16/2023

In Committee
05/06/2024

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2024

Introduced Session

193rd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to increase annuity for disabled Veterans and Gold Star families. Veterans and Federal Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill aims to increase the annuity for disabled veterans and Gold Star families. Specifically, it would raise the monthly annuity amount from $2,000 to $3,000 for disabled veterans and remove the requirement that Gold Star spouses must not remarry in order to receive the annuity. These changes would provide more financial support to these groups who have sacrificed for their country.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (8)

John Velis (D)*, Ryan Fattman (R), Paul Feeney (D), Anne Gobi (D), Vanna Howard (D), Dan Hunt (D), John Keenan (D), Steve Xiarhos (R),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 12/31/2024)

Bill Topics

Defense

‐ Veterans Affairs

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S2356

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S2356	03/11/2023
BillText	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S2356.pdf	03/11/2023

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4164	Exempting Thomas Romeo from the 75% pension and annuity limitation for police officers hired after January 1, 1988 set forth in Chapter 32, Section 7(2)(a)(ii) of the General Laws	Amended by substitution of bill, see H4437	Similar To
H4437	Correcting the membership date of a certain police officer in the town of North Reading relative to their membership in the Middlesex county retirement system	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 98 of the Acts of 2024	Similar To
S2401	Providing veteran annuity benefits to Raymond Steele	Accompanied a study order, see S2651	Similar To
S2405	Increasing the annuity for gold star families	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Reintroduced
S2434	Increasing annuity for disabled Veterans and Gold Star families	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Reintroduced
S2522	Relative to the creditable service of former employees of the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency	No further action taken	Similar To

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