An Act exempting the position of assistant fire chief in the town of Natick from the civil service law
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/6/2025 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2025 |
| 10/30/2025 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 10/27/2025 | House | Enacted |
| 10/23/2025 | Senate | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 10/23/2025 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 10/14/2025 | Senate | Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 10/9/2025 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 9/15/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 9/15/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 9/15/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 8/25/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 5/8/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 |
| 3/17/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 3/13/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Public Service |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J23 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
| S31 | Correctly Drawn | — |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| H4299 | An Act exempting the position of Fire Chief in the city of Holyoke from the provisions of the civil service law | Active |
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or specific law to the contrary, the position of Assistant Fire Chief in the Town of Natick shall be exempt from the provisions of Chapter 31 of the General Laws.
The provisions of section 1 shall not impair the civil service status of any person holding the position of Assistant Fire Chief of the Town of Natick on the effective date of this act.
This act shall take effect upon passage.
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or specific law to the contrary, the position of Assistant Fire Chief in the Town of Natick shall be exempt from the provisions of Chapter 31 of the General Laws. SECTION 2. The provisions of section 1 shall not impair the civil service status of any person holding the position of Assistant Fire Chief of the Town of Natick on the effective date of this act. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.