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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 4/29/2026 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 68 of the Acts of 2026 |
| 4/23/2026 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 4/23/2026 | House | Enacted |
| 4/21/2026 | Senate | Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
| 4/21/2026 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 4/9/2026 | Senate | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 3/19/2026 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 3/18/2026 | House | Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed |
| 3/18/2026 | House | Rules suspended |
| 3/2/2026 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 3/2/2026 | House | Rules suspended |
| 3/2/2026 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 2/2/2026 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 11/20/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 11/20/2025 from 05:00 PM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only |
| 10/6/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 10/2/2025 | 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 | — |
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| Amendment | Title | Action | Sponsor | Branch | Details |
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| 1 | — | — | — | House |
Notwithstanding section 1 of Chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, including the provisions of Chapter 17 of the Acts of 2018, the maximum age of eligibility for a retired Malden Police Officer to be appointed to the position of Special Police Officers in the City of Malden shall be seventy (70) years of age.
All other provisions of Chapter 17 of the Acts of 2018 shall remain in full force and effect.
This act shall take effect upon passage.
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 1 of Chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, including the provisions of Chapter 17 of the Acts of 2018, the maximum age of eligibility for a retired Malden Police Officer to be appointed to the position of Special Police Officers in the City of Malden shall be seventy (70) years of age. SECTION 2. All other provisions of Chapter 17 of the Acts of 2018 shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.