An Act relative to annuities for widows and surviving relatives of veterans
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H3855 — An Act relative to annuities for widows and surviving relatives of veterans
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 194th General Court. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
An Act relative to annuities for widows and surviving relatives of veterans
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The bill modifies the application validity and reapplication requirements for veteran-related benefits and creates a retroactive eligibility provision for missed annuity applications.
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Chapter 115, Section 6B
Any applications submitted by an eligible veteran shall be valid until the death of the veteran.
Establishes that veteran applications remain valid until the veteran's death.
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Chapter 115, Section 6B
The parents and eligible surviving spouses of veterans shall reapply for said annuity once a calendar year, provided further that during the first year they apply they shall be eligible to receive the annuity compensation that they would have been eligible for the year after the death of the veteran.
Requires parents and surviving spouses to reapply annually for the annuity and clarifies their eligibility for benefits in the first application year.
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Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, any eligible veterans, parents, or surviving spouses who did not receive an annuity due to failure to apply for said benefits shall retroactively be eligible to apply for 90 days following enactment of this act.
Allows retroactive application for benefits to eligible parties that missed their application window.
Sponsors
- Jr. Bradley H. Jones · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 203 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Bradley H. Jones, Jr. Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (203)
203 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does H3855 do?
- An Act relative to annuities for widows and surviving relatives of veterans
- Who sponsors H3855?
- H3855 is sponsored by Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (Republican).
- What is the current status of H3855?
- This bill died with 194th General Court. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track H3855?
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