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MA H 4168

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An Act authorizing the town of Acton to increase the residency limit for members of its police and fire departments

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

Description

By Representatives Sena of Acton and Cataldo of Concord, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4168) of Danillo A. Sena and Simon Cataldo (by vote of the town) that the town of Acton be authorized to increase the residency limit for members of the police and fire departments of said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2025-12-04 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 80 of the Acts of 2025
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Danillo A. Senacosponsor
  • Simon Cataldocosponsor
  • James B. Eldridgecosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-29

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-06-02

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-06-17

    Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  4. 2025-07-16

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

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  5. 2025-08-04

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

  6. 2025-08-04

    Rules suspended

  7. 2025-08-04

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  8. 2025-09-29

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  9. 2025-10-02

    Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  10. 2025-10-23

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  11. 2025-11-24

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  12. 2025-11-24

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  13. 2025-11-26

    Enacted

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  14. 2025-11-26

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

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  15. 2025-12-04

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 80 of the Acts of 2025

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4168

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