An Act relative to raising the entrance age of police officers
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/4/2025 | Senate | Accompanied a study order, see S2786↗ |
| 9/17/2025 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 09/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:00 PM in B-2 and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 9/5/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 09/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | House | House concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Public Service |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J23 | Accompanied | — |
of chapter 31 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4 the words “position of firefighter or police officer if such person has reached his thirty-second birthday on the date of the entrance examination” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , position of firefighter if such person has reached his thirty-second birthday and police officer if such person has reached his fortieth birthday on the date of the entrance examination.
Section 58A of chapter 31 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4 the words “position of firefighter or police officer if such person has reached his thirty-second birthday on the date of the entrance examination” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , position of firefighter if such person has reached his thirty-second birthday and police officer if such person has reached his fortieth birthday on the date of the entrance examination.