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MA S 2960

introduced

An Act clarifying call firefighter rights

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

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Did MA S 2960 pass?

Not yet. MA S 2960 has been introduced but has not advanced to a vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-19): Read second and ordered to a third reading

What is MA S 2960 about?

Senate, February 17, 2026 -- The committee on Senate Bills in the Third Reading to whom was referred the Senate Bill clarifying call firefighter rights (Senate, No. 1915); reports, recommending that the same be amended as follows, and that, when so amended, it will be correctly drawn:-- by substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2960)

Who sponsors MA S 2960?

Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading is the primary sponsor of MA S 2960, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Senate, February 17, 2026 -- The committee on Senate Bills in the Third Reading to whom was referred the Senate Bill clarifying call firefighter rights (Senate, No. 1915); reports, recommending that the same be amended as follows, and that, when so amended, it will be correctly drawn:-- by substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2960)

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-19 — Read second and ordered to a third reading
Bill type
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Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Readingprimary
  • John C. Veliscosponsor
  • Kelly W. Peasecosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-19

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

    reading-2

  2. 2026-03-19

    Rules suspended

  3. 2026-03-19

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

  4. 2026-03-19

    Reported from the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  5. 2026-02-19

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

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-02-17

    Passed to be engrossed

    passage

  7. 2026-02-17

    New draft of S1915

  8. 2026-02-17

    Reported from the committee on Senate Bills in the Third Reading

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2960

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