MA H 4862
enactedAn Act authorizing the town of Monterey to continue the employment of police officer Jennifer O. Brown
Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower
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Did MA H 4862 pass?
Yes. MA H 4862 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-24): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 220 of the Acts of 2026
What is MA H 4862 about?
MA H 4862 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) titled “An Act authorizing the town of Monterey to continue the employment of police officer Jennifer O. Brown”.
Who sponsors MA H 4862?
Joint Committee on Public Service is the primary sponsor of MA H 4862, joined by 2 cosponsors.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-09-24 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 220 of the Acts of 2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Joint Committee on Public Serviceprimary
- Leigh Daviscosponsor
- Paul W. Markcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-24
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 220 of the Acts of 2026
executive-signature
2026-09-21
Enacted and laid before the Governor
passage
2026-09-21
Enacted
passage
2026-09-21
House concurred in the Senate amendment
2026-09-17
Passed to be engrossed
passage
2026-09-17
Amendment (Mark) adopted
amendment-passage
2026-09-17
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
referral-committee
2026-09-17
Read third
reading-3
2026-09-17
Read third, amended, and passed to be engrossed
passage,reading-3
2026-09-17
Taken out of the Orders of the Day
2026-06-18
Read second and ordered to a third reading
reading-2
2026-06-01
Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2026-05-28
Read third and passed to be engrossed
passage,reading-3
2026-01-27
Read second and ordered to a third reading
reading-2
2026-01-27
Rules suspended
2026-01-27
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2025-12-29
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-12-29
New draft of H4387
2025-12-29
Reported from the committee on Public Service
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Votes
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