An Act relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/20/2026 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 9/22/2025 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 09/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-03:10 PM in A-2 and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 9/11/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 09/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Public Service |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J23 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S1885 | An Act relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel | Active |
Section 39M of Chapter 30 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraph at the end thereof:- “In order to ensure the timely and consistent payment for police details assigned to public works projects performed under this chapter, the project awarding authority shall assume direct responsibility for maintaining police detail records, receiving invoices from, and making direct payments to those entities providing such paid details. The cost of police details shall not be included as part of the bid submitted by any offerer responding to a bid solicitation conducted in accordance with this chapter. This paragraph shall be referenced or included as part of the bid documents for public works projects.”
SECTION 1. Section 39M of Chapter 30 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraph at the end thereof:- “In order to ensure the timely and consistent payment for police details assigned to public works projects performed under this chapter, the project awarding authority shall assume direct responsibility for maintaining police detail records, receiving invoices from, and making direct payments to those entities providing such paid details. The cost of police details shall not be included as part of the bid submitted by any offerer responding to a bid solicitation conducted in accordance with this chapter. This paragraph shall be referenced or included as part of the bid documents for public works projects.”