MA S2326

Bill

Relative to veterans' benefits, rights, appreciation, validation and enforcement

Introduced
03/09/2018

In Committee
04/19/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislation to exempt Gold Star annuity payments issued by the Commonwealth from being declared as income; of Todd M. Smola and Elizabeth A. Poirier relative to emergency medical transportation provided to veterans; of Thomas M. Stanley and others relative to the payment of certain burial expenses for veterans; of Chynah Tyler and others relative to burial expenses for veterans; and of Diana DiZoglio and others relative to emergency medical services for veterans,- reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2326).

AI Summary

This bill proposes several provisions to support veterans in Massachusetts: 1. It establishes the Fort Devens Museum as the official veterans and military museum of the Commonwealth. 2. It prohibits appointing authorities from requiring or accepting veterans' military medical or service records as a condition of employment. 3. It increases the number of days per federal fiscal year that public employees can take leave for military service from 34 to 40. 4. It clarifies the definition of a "day" for the purposes of military leave as any 24-hour period. 5. It excludes housing, incentives, bonuses, and other benefits from the calculation of "base pay for military service" for the purposes of military leave. 6. It requires municipalities to designate veteran parking spaces at city/town halls and impose fines for unauthorized use. 7. It reduces the property tax exemption for certain veterans from $5,000 to $2,000. 8. It waives the education and training requirements for veterans and military medics to become certified as emergency medical technicians in Massachusetts. 9. It exempts veterans' annuity payments from being counted as income for state programs and services. 10. It increases the maximum amount that can be spent on funeral and burial expenses for deceased veterans from $4,000 to $5,000. The bill also requires a study on the reimbursement of emergency medical transportation for veterans to non-VA facilities.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

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No sponsors listed

Last Action

Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted (on 05/08/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2326

(12 Companion Bills)

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Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2326
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2326.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1212	Relative to EMT certification of veterans and military medics	Accompanied a new draft, see S2326	Similar To
H1436	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain persons	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1807	Allowing for a Legion of Merit license plate	Accompanied a study order, see H4502	Similar To
H1938	Relative to the observation of Veterans Day	Accompanied a study order, see H4591	Similar To
H1945	Giving a veteran bonus to regular soldiers having been on active duty in support of the Persian Gulf War	Accompanied a study order, see H4591	Similar To
H1946	Returning the payment of bonuses to soldiers during the Persian Gulf War to the Treasurer's office	Accompanied a study order, see H4591	Similar To
H214	Relative to the use of slot machines in veterans' organizations	Accompanied a study order, see H4584	Similar To
H4915	Authorizing and directing the retirement board of the town of Weymouth to pay a certain retirement benefit to the surviving spouse of fallen officer, Michael Chesna, of the Weymouth Police Department	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4928	Similar To
H4933	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the city of Chicopee	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 406 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4977	Relative to health insurance benefits for certain retirees in the town of Pembroke	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 419 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S2242	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to a Syrian War Crimes Tribunal	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2454	Relative to veterans' benefits, rights, appreciation, validation and enforcement	Reprinted as amended, see S2509	Replaced by

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