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MA S 1919

introduced

An Act relative to the retirement of Greg Heath, a former firefighter of the city of Westfield

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

Quick answers

Did MA S 1919 pass?

Not yet. MA S 1919 has been introduced as of 2025-12-29 but has not advanced to a vote. Latest recorded action (2025-12-29): Read second and ordered to a third reading

What is MA S 1919 about?

By Mr. Velis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1919) of John C. Velis (with approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation relative to the retirement of Greg Heath, a former firefighter of the city of Westfield. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Who sponsors MA S 1919?

John C. Velis is the primary sponsor of MA S 1919, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

By Mr. Velis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1919) of John C. Velis (with approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation relative to the retirement of Greg Heath, a former firefighter of the city of Westfield. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-12-29 — Read second and ordered to a third reading
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • John C. Velisprimary
  • Norman J. Orrallcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

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. 2025-09-29

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-10-23

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

    reading-2

  6. 2025-12-01

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  7. 2025-12-01

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2025-12-04

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

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-12-29

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

  10. 2025-12-29

    Rules suspended

  11. 2025-12-29

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

    reading-2

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1919

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