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MA H 4799

introduced

An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Jose Reyes

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

Description

By Representative Holmes of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4799) of Russell E. Holmes (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize the appointment of Jose Reyes as a police officer in the city of Boston, notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received].

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-05-07 — Read second and ordered to a third reading
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Russell E. Holmesprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-01

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

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  2. 2025-12-04

    Senate concurred

  3. 2026-01-17

    Hearing scheduled for 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  4. 2026-01-27

    Hearing rescheduled to 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:15 PM in B-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  5. 2026-02-09

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

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  6. 2026-03-05

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

  7. 2026-03-05

    Rules suspended

  8. 2026-03-05

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  9. 2026-04-08

    Rules suspended

  10. 2026-04-08

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  11. 2026-04-09

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

  12. 2026-05-07

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4799

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