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MA H 4140

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An Act relative to non-civil service public safety personnel in the town of Wellesley

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

Quick answers

Did MA H 4140 pass?

Yes. MA H 4140 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-29. Latest recorded action (2025-10-29): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2025

What is MA H 4140 about?

By Representative Peisch of Wellesley and Senator Creem, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4140) of Alice Hanlon Peisch (by vote of the town) that the town of Wellesley be authorized to increase the 15-mile residency limit to certain non-civil service public safety personnel. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Description

By Representative Peisch of Wellesley and Senator Creem, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4140) of Alice Hanlon Peisch (by vote of the town) that the town of Wellesley be authorized to increase the 15-mile residency limit to certain non-civil service public safety personnel. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-10-29 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Alice Hanlon Peischcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-12

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

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  2. 2025-05-15

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-06-03

    Hearing scheduled for 06/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  4. 2025-07-14

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

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  5. 2025-07-23

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

  6. 2025-07-23

    Rules suspended

  7. 2025-07-23

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  8. 2025-08-18

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  9. 2025-08-21

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

  10. 2025-10-16

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  11. 2025-10-16

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

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  12. 2025-10-20

    Enacted

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  13. 2025-10-20

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

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  14. 2025-10-29

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2025

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4140

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