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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 438  FILED ON: 1/9/2025
 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3412
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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  PRESENTED BY:
  Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Samantha Montaño
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
        Court assembled:
        The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
  An Act relative to LGBTQ+ Veterans Day.
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  PETITION OF:
NAME:  DISTRICT/ADDRESS:  DATE ADDED:
Lindsay N. Sabadosa  1st Hampshire  1/9/2025
Samantha Montaño  15th Suffolk  1/9/2025
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  HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 438  FILED ON: 1/9/2025
     HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3412
    By Representatives Sabadosa of Northampton and Montaño of Boston, a petition (accompanied
    by bill, House, No. 3412) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Samantha Montaño for the issuance of an
    annual proclamation by the Governor to designate September 20th as LGBTQ+ veterans day.
    State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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  In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
  (2025-2026)
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    An Act relative to LGBTQ+ Veterans Day.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
    of the same, as follows:
1  Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section
2   15CCCCCCC the following section:-
3  Section 15DDDDDDD. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart
4   September 20th as LGBTQ+ Veterans Day, to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
5   queer (LGBTQ+) veterans who have honorably served in the U.S. Armed Forces throughout the
6   nation’s history and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the
7   people.
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