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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

H 3388: An Act designating veterans suicide awareness and remembrance day

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 3388 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act designating veterans suicide awareness and remembrance day. Primary sponsor: Joan Meschino (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 19, 2025): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 66 of the Acts of 2025.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Representative Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3388) of Joan Meschino and others for the issuance of an annual proclamation by the Governor to designate September 22 as military service members and veterans suicide awareness and remembrance day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joan MeschinoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Plymouth
Brian AsheCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Hampden
David DeCosteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5th Plymouth
Colleen GarryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36th Middlesex
Homar GomezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Hampshire
Patrick KearneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Plymouth
Steven OuelletteCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Bristol
Justin ThurberCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5th Bristol
Richard WellsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7th Norfolk

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 66 of the Acts of 2025
  2. Enacted and laid before the Governor
  3. Enacted
  4. Emergency preamble adopted
  5. Emergency preamble adopted
  6. Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
  7. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  8. Rules suspended
  9. Accompanied by S2189
  10. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  11. Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
  12. Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source