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Veterans groups, advocate and lawmakers press for new plates and updated 'disabled veteran' definition
Summary
Witnesses urged the Joint Committee on Transportation to create new specialty license plates for veterans and to update the state definition of 'disabled veteran' used for eligibility, arguing current statutory language mirrors special‑monthly VA compensation categories and excludes many service‑connected conditions.
Several veterans' advocates and organizations asked the Joint Committee on Transportation to approve new specialty plates and to modernize how Massachusetts defines a "disabled veteran" for RMV eligibility.
Why it matters: License‑plate designations confer recognition and access to parking or other benefits; the statutory definition of a disabled veteran determines eligibility for certain plates and state programs.
Arthur Vars described legislation to authorize a Medal of Fidelity license plate that…
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