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MA H 2917

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An Act relative to employees of the Dedham Westwood Water District

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

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Did MA H 2917 pass?

Yes. MA H 2917 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-12): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 76 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA H 2917 about?

By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2917) of Paul McMurtry for legislation to further regulate the buy back of creditable service in the retirement system of Norfolk County by certain Dedham-Westwood Water District employees. Public Service.

Who sponsors MA H 2917?

Paul McMurtry is the primary sponsor of MA H 2917.

Description

By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2917) of Paul McMurtry for legislation to further regulate the buy back of creditable service in the retirement system of Norfolk County by certain Dedham-Westwood Water District employees. Public Service.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-12 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 76 of the Acts of 2026
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Sponsors

  • Paul McMurtryprimary

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-05-12

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 76 of the Acts of 2026

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  2. 2026-05-04

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

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  3. 2026-05-04

    Enacted

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  4. 2026-04-30

    Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

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  5. 2025-11-05

    Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed

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  6. 2025-09-18

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  7. 2025-09-18

    Rules suspended

  8. 2025-09-18

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

  9. 2025-08-25

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

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  10. 2025-05-08

    Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  11. 2025-02-27

    Senate concurred

  12. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2917

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