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An Act exempting the positions of police chief and deputy police chief in the city of Medford from the civil service law

Filed by Paul J. Donato  ·  2 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 192 of the Acts of 2026.

H5380  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD6041

13 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-04-15HouseReferred to the committee on Public Service
2026-04-16SenateSenate concurred
2026-05-22JointHearing scheduled for 06/03/2026 from 11:00 AM-04:00 PM in B-2
2026-06-03JointHearing rescheduled to 06/03/2026 from 11:00 AM-11:45 AM in B-2 . Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-07-27HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-07-30HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-07-30HouseRules suspended
2026-07-30HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2026-08-13HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
2026-08-20SenateRead, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
2026-08-20HouseEnacted
2026-08-20SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
2026-08-21ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 192 of the Acts of 2026

1 committee vote

Public Service (J)  ·  2026-07-22 15:10  ·  Favorable Report

favorable · 10

no action · 1

Positions are the four the committee itself records. Reserving a right is not an abstention and no action is not an absence.

Public hearing

House Rule 27 counts its reporting deadline from the day a bill is heard.

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2026-06-03Public Service (J)B-2, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorablePublic Service (J)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)

Cosponsors

In the order filed.

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.