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MA H 2992

introduced

An Act authorizing the appointment or retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Brookline

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower

Description

By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2992) of Tommy Vitolo and others (by vote of the town) that the town of Brookline be authorized to appoint retired police officers as special police officers in said town. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2025-11-20 — Read second and ordered to a third reading
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Tommy Vitoloprimary
  • Cynthia Stone Creemcosponsor
  • William F. MacGregorcosponsor
  • Greg Schwartzcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-27

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-06-30

    Hearing scheduled for 07/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  4. 2025-07-08

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  5. 2025-10-29

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

    committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  6. 2025-11-20

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  7. 2025-11-20

    Rules suspended

  8. 2025-11-20

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

    reading-2

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