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An Act authorizing the city of North Adams to appoint retired North Adams police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments

Filed by John Barrett, III  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 117 of the Acts of 2026.

H4141  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD4628

18 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-05-12HouseReported from the committee on Public Service
2025-05-15SenateSenate concurred
HouseReported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order
2026-03-30HouseAccompanied a study order, see H5312 (under House Rule 27)
2026-03-30HouseReported from the committee on House Rules
2026-03-30HouseReported on a part of H5312
2026-03-30HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-03-30HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-03-30HouseRules suspended
2026-03-30HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2026-04-30HouseRead third, amended and passed to be engrossed
2026-05-04SenateRead; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2026-06-11SenateRead second and ordered to a third reading
2026-06-18SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
2026-06-18SenateRead third and passed to be engrossed
2026-06-22HouseEnacted
2026-06-23SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
2026-06-30ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 117 of the Acts of 2026

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
House 1Floor AmendmentThomas P. WalshAdopted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorableSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (S)

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.