An Act relative to veterans' benefits, rights, appreciation, validation and enforcement

Filed by · 190th General Court · the legislature's own page

S2509 · Bill

28 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

Date	Branch	Action
2018-05-03	Senate	Text of S2454, printed as amended
2018-05-03	Senate	Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #375 [Yeas 37 to Nays 0]
2018-05-09	House	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
2018-05-21	House	Order adopted, see H4519
2018-05-23	House	Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2018-05-23	House	Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment (H4525) pending
2018-05-23	House	Rules suspended
2018-05-23	House	Read second, amended by substitution of a new text (H4525) and ordered to a third reading
2018-05-23	House	Amendment 12 adopted
2018-05-23	House	Amendment 2 adopted
2018-05-23	House	Amendment 10 adopted
2018-05-23	House	Amendment 14 adopted
2018-05-23	House	Amendment 17 adopted
2018-05-23	House	Amendment 22 adopted
2018-05-23	House	Amendment 29 adopted
2018-05-23	House	Amendment 34 adopted, as changed
2018-05-23	House	Amendment 3 adopted, as changed
2018-05-23	House	Amendment 38 adopted
2018-05-23	House	Amendment 8 adopted
2018-05-23	House	Passed to be engrossed - 150 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 361)
2018-05-23	House	Rules suspended
2018-05-23	House	Read third
2018-06-20	Senate	Rules suspended
2018-06-20	Senate	Senate NON-concurred in the House amendment
2018-06-20	Senate	Committee of conference (Rush-Brownsberger-Humason) appointed
2018-06-25	House	House insisted on its amendment
2018-06-25	House	Committee of conference appointed - (Lawn-Cronin-DeCoste), in concurrence
2018-07-26	Senate	Reported, in part, by S2632

1 recorded vote

When	Chamber	Roll call	Question	Tally
2018-05-23 21:04	House	No. 361	On Engrossment	150–0

39 amendments filed

27 withdrawn · 10 adopted · 2 adopted, as changed

No.	Title	Moved by	Outcome
House 1	An Act relative to veterans' benefits, rights, appreciation, validation and enforcement	House Committee on Ways and Means	Adopted
House 2	Surviving Military Parents	James M. Murphy	Adopted
House 3	Maximizing relevant education, training or service completed by an individual as a member of the armed forces	Thomas P. Walsh	Adopted, as Changed
House 4	Parks Pass Waiver for Veterans	Paul A. Schmid, III	Withdrawn
House 5	Distinctive License Plates for Retired Reservists & National Guard Members	Kate Hogan	Withdrawn
House 6	Low-income housing eligibility for disabled veterans	Michael S. Day	Withdrawn
House 7	Recognizing as veterans certain persons who served in the National Guard and Reserves	Michael S. Day	Withdrawn
House 8	Veteran volunteer work-off parity	Jay R. Kaufman	Adopted
House 9	Property tax deferral interest rate grace period upon death	Jay R. Kaufman	Withdrawn
House 10	Technical correction to existing indexing provisions	Jay R. Kaufman	Adopted
House 11	Indexing property tax abatements for veterans	Jay R. Kaufman	Withdrawn
House 12	Property tax abatement for prisoners of war	Jay R. Kaufman	Adopted
House 13	Veteran's Benefits	Todd M. Smola	Withdrawn
House 14	Shellfishing Permit Fees for Veterans	Robert M. Koczera	Adopted
House 15	Establishing a property tax exemption for members of the National Guard	Todd M. Smola	Withdrawn
House 16	Relative to disabled service-connected veterans and the motor vehicle excise tax	Todd M. Smola	Withdrawn
House 17	Gold Star License Plates	Donald H. Wong	Adopted
House 18	Relative to emergency medical transportation provided to veterans	Todd M. Smola	Withdrawn
House 19	Relative to veteran's benefits for surviving spouses	Todd M. Smola	Withdrawn
House 20	Veterans' motor vehicle sales tax	Daniel J. Ryan	Withdrawn
House 21	Creditable Service Before 1996	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	Withdrawn
House 22	Veterans' Day Off	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	Adopted
House 23	Veterans and Warriors to Agriculture Program	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	Withdrawn
House 24	Veteran Community Service Exchange	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	Withdrawn
House 25	Gold Star License Plates	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	Withdrawn
House 26	Creditable service for commissioner officers who served in the US Public Health Services and NOAA	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	Withdrawn
House 27	Veteran Diversion	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	Withdrawn
House 28	Veteran Annuity Retroactivity	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	Withdrawn
House 29	Pro Bono Legal Representation for Veterans	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	Adopted
House 30	National Guard Pay Increase	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	Withdrawn
House 31	Tax relief for low-income veterans	Jack Lewis	Withdrawn
House 32	Creating a Trial Court Tracking System	Harold P. Naughton, Jr.	Withdrawn
House 33	DCR Veterans Preference	Carolyn C. Dykema	Withdrawn
House 34	Cost of Veteran Higher Education	James Arciero	Adopted, as Changed
House 35	Relocation of VALOR Act Diversion program	John C. Velis	Withdrawn
House 36	Supporting Low Income Disabled Senior Veterans	Christine P. Barber	Withdrawn
House 37	US Public Health Service Retirement	Carmine L. Gentile	Withdrawn
House 38	Bronze Star Licence Plates	James Arciero	Adopted
House 39	Disabled Veterans License Plates	James Arciero	Withdrawn

Committee actions

Action	Committee
Favorable with Amendment	Ways and Means (H)
Place in OD	Steering, Policy and Scheduling (H)
Correctly Drawn	Bills in the Third Reading (H)

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.