# Massachusetts H 3874: An Act relative to the Veterans’ Bonus Division

Massachusetts H 3874, An Act relative to the Veterans’ Bonus Division, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Bridget Plouffe (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-06-01 (Accompanied a study order, see H5466 (under House Rule 27)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 3874
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to the Veterans’ Bonus Division
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-06-01, Accompanied a study order, see H5466 (under House Rule 27)
- Sponsor: Bridget Plouffe (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Veterans and Federal Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (8 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bridget Plouffe (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-09-19 | committee | Committee Accompanied: Ought to pass | pass | 8 | 1 |   |

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3874.pdf)

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- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town o… (passed house)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3874.pdf)

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- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3874-194 (as of 2026-11-01).