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MA S 3165

enacted

An Act authorizing the town of Holbrook to appoint Patrick Doherty as a firefighter notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

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

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Did MA S 3165 pass?

Yes. MA S 3165 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-10-14): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 244 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA S 3165 about?

By Mr. Keenan and Mr. Cusack of Braintree, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 3165) of John F. Keenan and Mark J. Cusack (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Holbrook to appoint Patrick Doherty as a firefighter notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Description

By Mr. Keenan and Mr. Cusack of Braintree, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 3165) of John F. Keenan and Mark J. Cusack (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Holbrook to appoint Patrick Doherty as a firefighter notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-10-14 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 244 of the Acts of 2026
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • John F. Keenancosponsor
  • Mark J. Cusackcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-10-14

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 244 of the Acts of 2026

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-10-05

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

    passage

  3. 2026-10-05

    Enacted

    passage

  4. 2026-10-01

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

    passage,reading-3

  5. 2026-09-10

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

    reading-2

  6. 2026-09-10

    Rules suspended

  7. 2026-09-10

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

  8. 2026-09-08

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

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-09-03

    Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed

    passage,reading-2,reading-3

  10. 2026-09-03

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  11. 2026-08-13

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-07-14

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/14/2026 from 11:00 AM-11:20 AM in A-1 Hearing updated to New End Time

  13. 2026-07-07

    Hearing scheduled for 07/14/2026 from 11:00 AM-04:00 PM in A-1

  14. 2026-07-06

    House concurred

  15. 2026-07-02

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Replaces: SD 4040not in this corpus

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3165

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