An Act relative to the retirement classification of certain employees of the city of Beverly
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 7/20/2026 | House | Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 7/16/2026 | Senate | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 4/9/2026 | Senate | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 3/19/2026 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 1/15/2026 | Senate | Reporting date extended to Tuesday March 17, 2026 |
| 10/6/2025 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 10/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:30 PM in A-1 and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 9/25/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 10/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 |
| 2/27/2025 | House | House concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Public Service |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J23 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| S31 | Correctly Drawn | — |
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Notwithstanding paragraph (g) of subdivision (2) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, employees of the city of Beverly employed as fire alarm operators who were hired by the city on or before January 26, 2006, including those fire alarm operators hired on or before January 26, 2006, who thereafter transfer to the position of public safety telecommunicator, also known as joint civilian dispatcher, for the city of Beverly shall be classified by the Beverly retirement board in Group 2.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding paragraph (g) of subdivision (2) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, employees of the city of Beverly employed as fire alarm operators who were hired by the city on or before January 26, 2006, including those fire alarm operators hired on or before January 26, 2006, who thereafter transfer to the position of public safety telecommunicator, also known as joint civilian dispatcher, for the city of Beverly shall be classified by the Beverly retirement board in Group 2. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.