An Act to protect the retirement classification of Barnstable county dispatchers and dispatch retirees
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/25/2026 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 3/25/2026 | House | Accompanied by H2905↗ |
| 12/24/2025 | House | Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026 |
| 9/26/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 10/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Public Service |
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J23 | Favorable | 1 entries |
Notwithstanding subsection (2) (g) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 official edition, or any other general or special law to the contrary, employees of the towns, who are in the Barnstable county retirement system, employed as police or fire dispatcher operators, managers or supervisors, who were hired on or before January 1, 2023 with a group 2 classification under subsection (2) (g), section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, shall not have said classification changed or altered unless enhanced by statute.
Notwithstanding subsection (2) (g) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, or any other general or special law to the contrary, members in service, who retired from the Barnstable county retirement system as a police, fire or emergency medical dispatch operator, manager or supervisor with a Group 2 classification under subsection (2) (g), section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, shall not have said classification changed or altered unless enhanced by statute.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding subsection (2) (g) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 official edition, or any other general or special law to the contrary, employees of the towns, who are in the Barnstable county retirement system, employed as police or fire dispatcher operators, managers or supervisors, who were hired on or before January 1, 2023 with a group 2 classification under subsection (2) (g), section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, shall not have said classification changed or altered unless enhanced by statute. SECTION 2. Notwithstanding subsection (2) (g) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, or any other general or special law to the contrary, members in service, who retired from the Barnstable county retirement system as a police, fire or emergency medical dispatch operator, manager or supervisor with a Group 2 classification under subsection (2) (g), section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, shall not have said classification changed or altered unless enhanced by statute. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.