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

S 2498: An Act to properly recognize Massachusetts merchant mariners, living and deceased, who served in an active war zone

In committee 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

S 2498 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act to properly recognize Massachusetts merchant mariners, living and deceased, who served in an active war zone. Primary sponsor: Bruce Tarr (Republican). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 5, 2026): Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means.

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Official summary

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

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2498) of Bruce E. Tarr and Steven George Xiarhos for legislation to properly recognize merchant marine veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bruce TarrPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Essex and Middlesex
Michelle BadgerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Plymouth
Peter DurantCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateWorcester and Hampshire
Patrick KearneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Plymouth
John KeenanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateNorfolk and Plymouth
John MarsiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6th Worcester
Patrick O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Plymouth and Norfolk
Dave RobertsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19th Middlesex
Steve XiarhosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5th Barnstable

“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. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
  2. Hearing rescheduled to 09/30/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:50 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
  3. Hearing scheduled for 09/30/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
  4. House concurred
  5. Referred to the committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

Sources

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