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MA S 1831

introduced

An Act providing killed in the line of duty benefits to Joanne Songy, surviving spouse of Detective John D. Songy, a police officer of the town of Rutland

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

Description

By Mr. Durant, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1831) of Peter J. Durant, Kimberly N. Ferguson, Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to provide killed in the line of duty benefits to Joanne Songy, surviving spouse of Detective John D. Songy, a police officer of the town of Rutland. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-06-15 — Read second and ordered to a third reading
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Peter J. Durantprimary
  • Kimberly N. Fergusoncosponsor
  • Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.cosponsor
  • Bruce E. Tarrcosponsor

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. 2025-07-10

    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

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  6. 2026-05-28

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  7. 2026-05-28

    Read third

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  8. 2026-05-28

    Amended (Durant) adopted

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  9. 2026-05-28

    Passed to be engrossed

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  10. 2026-06-01

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

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  11. 2026-06-15

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

  12. 2026-06-15

    Rules suspended

  13. 2026-06-15

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1831

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