S 2360 Massachusetts Senate · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act establishing the women's veterans network

This bill creates a Women's Veterans Network within the Massachusetts Department of Veterans' Services to better support female veterans. The network will hire a coordinator to conduct outreach, review existing programs, and develop online resources that explain available benefits and services. It requires the office to include women veterans' needs in strategic planning and to distribute benefit information to eligible individuals. Additionally, the network must submit an annual report to the state legislature and governor detailing outreach efforts and the demographics of women veterans in Massachusetts.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Mar 14, 2024
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This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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John Velis
DDemocratic
MA
Hampden and Hampshire