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MA H 3916

enacted

An Act to authorize the city of Westfield to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of police officer

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

Quick answers

Did MA H 3916 pass?

Yes. MA H 3916 has been enacted into law as of 2025-12-22. Latest recorded action (2025-12-22): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2025

What is MA H 3916 about?

By Representative Pease of Westfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3916) of Kelly W. Pease (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Westfield be authorized to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of police officer in said city. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Who sponsors MA H 3916?

Kelly W. Pease is the primary sponsor of MA H 3916.

Description

By Representative Pease of Westfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3916) of Kelly W. Pease (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Westfield be authorized to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of police officer in said city. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-12-22 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kelly W. Peaseprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-17

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-04-17

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-05-08

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

  4. 2025-08-25

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

    committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  5. 2025-09-29

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

  6. 2025-09-29

    Rules suspended

  7. 2025-09-29

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  8. 2025-10-23

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

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  9. 2025-10-27

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

  10. 2025-11-13

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  11. 2025-12-08

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  12. 2025-12-08

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  13. 2025-12-11

    Enacted

    passage

  14. 2025-12-11

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

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  15. 2025-12-22

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2025

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3916

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