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MA S 1830

enacted

An Act authorizing the town of Brookfield to continue employment of Herb Chaffee beyond the age of 65

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

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Did MA S 1830 pass?

Yes. MA S 1830 has been enacted into law as of 2025-11-19. Latest recorded action (2025-11-19): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2025

What is MA S 1830 about?

By Mr. Durant, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1830) of Peter J. Durant and Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. (by the vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Brookfield to continue employment of Herb Chaffee beyond the age of 65. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Who sponsors MA S 1830?

Peter J. Durant is the primary sponsor of MA S 1830, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

By Mr. Durant, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1830) of Peter J. Durant and Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. (by the vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Brookfield to continue employment of Herb Chaffee beyond the age of 65. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
Latest action
2025-11-19 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Peter J. Durantprimary
  • Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.cosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-27

    House concurred

  3. 2025-05-01

    Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-06-30

    Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

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  5. 2025-07-24

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

    reading-2

  6. 2025-09-18

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  7. 2025-09-18

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2025-09-22

    Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-10-20

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

  10. 2025-10-20

    Rules suspended

  11. 2025-10-20

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  12. 2025-11-10

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  13. 2025-11-12

    Enacted

    passage

  14. 2025-11-13

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

    passage

  15. 2025-11-19

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2025

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