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MA H 4031

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An Act increasing the age limit for retired police officers serving as special police officers in the town of Weston

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

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Did MA H 4031 pass?

Yes. MA H 4031 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-01-21): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA H 4031 about?

By Representative Peisch of Wellesley and Senator Barrett, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4031) of Alice Hanlon Peisch (by vote of the town) relative to increasing the age limit for retired police officers serving as special police officers in the town of Weston. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Description

By Representative Peisch of Wellesley and Senator Barrett, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4031) of Alice Hanlon Peisch (by vote of the town) relative to increasing the age limit for retired police officers serving as special police officers in the town of Weston. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-21 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2026
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Alice Hanlon Peischcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-01-21

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2026

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-01-12

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

    passage

  3. 2026-01-12

    Enacted

    passage

  4. 2026-01-08

    House concurred in the Senate amendment

  5. 2025-12-15

    Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-12-11

    Passed to be engrossed

    passage

  7. 2025-12-11

    Amended (Barrett) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2860

    amendment-passage

  8. 2025-12-11

    Read third

    reading-3

  9. 2025-12-11

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  10. 2025-10-23

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

    reading-2

  11. 2025-09-25

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

  12. 2025-09-22

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

    passage,reading-3

  13. 2025-08-28

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

    reading-2

  14. 2025-08-28

    Rules suspended

  15. 2025-08-28

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

  16. 2025-08-25

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

    committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  17. 2025-05-08

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

  18. 2025-04-17

    Senate concurred

  19. 2025-04-14

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

    referral-committee

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4031

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