MA S2013

Bill

Relative to municipal veterans' benefits expenditures

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to municipal veterans' benefits expenditures. Veterans and Federal Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 5 of Chapter 115 of the General Laws in Massachusetts. It allows cities and towns to incur liability and make expenditures for veterans' benefits in excess of available appropriations, provided that the current year's appropriation for such purposes equals or exceeds the prior year's appropriation. The expenditures must be approved by the town manager and finance committee, selectmen and finance committee, city manager and city council, or mayor and city council, as applicable. The bill also requires cities and towns to annually report the total amounts appropriated and expended, including any funding or reimbursements received from the Commonwealth, for veterans' benefits to the Division of Local Services of the Department of Revenue.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (1)

Anne Gobi (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2420 (on 04/12/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2013

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2013
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2013.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1423	Relative to veteran retirement benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1547	Relative to the taxpayers' bill of rights	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1925	Relative to veterans benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4591	Similar To
H1931	To provide for a special commission to study veteran’s benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4591	Similar To
H2652	Relative to Norfolk County revenues and expenditures	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
S1498	Relative to sunsetting tax expenditures	Accompanied a new draft, see H4063	Similar To
S1549	To ensure the efficacy of corporate tax expenditures	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S1735	Relative to oversight of capital expenditures in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
S2023	Relative to certain benefits for surviving spouses while a surviving child serves in the armed forces	Accompanied a study order, see S2420	Similar To
S2420	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	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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