An Act relative to the maximum age requirement for police officers in the city of Newton
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 6/5/2026 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2026 |
| 5/28/2026 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 5/28/2026 | House | Enacted |
| 5/26/2026 | Senate | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 5/26/2026 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 4/9/2026 | Senate | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 3/30/2026 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 3/26/2026 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 2/26/2026 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 2/26/2026 | House | Rules suspended |
| 2/26/2026 | 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 |
| 11/10/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 11/6/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Public Service |
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J23 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
| S31 | Correctly Drawn | — |
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Notwithstanding sections 58 and 58A of chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, no person shall be eligible to have their name certified for original appointment to the position of a police officer in the city of Newton if such person has reached their thirty-ninth birthday on the date of the entrance examination; provided, however, that any veteran shall be allowed to exceed the maximum age limit set forth herein by the number of years served on active military duty, but in no case shall said veteran candidate for appointment be credited more than 4 years of active military duty.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding sections 58 and 58A of chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, no person shall be eligible to have their name certified for original appointment to the position of a police officer in the city of Newton if such person has reached their thirty-ninth birthday on the date of the entrance examination; provided, however, that any veteran shall be allowed to exceed the maximum age limit set forth herein by the number of years served on active military duty, but in no case shall said veteran candidate for appointment be credited more than 4 years of active military duty. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.