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An Act relative to firefighter staffing

Filed by Carole A. Fiola  ·  3 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H5431  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD6022

5 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-04-08HouseReferred to the committee on House Rules
2026-05-11HouseReported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
2026-05-14SenateSenate concurred
2026-05-26JointHearing scheduled for 06/08/2026 from 09:00 AM-12:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
2026-08-06HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

1 committee vote

Public Safety and Homeland Security (J)  ·  2026-07-31 15:45  ·  Poll

favorable · 13

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
2026-06-08Public Safety and Homeland Security (J)Written Testimony Only, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (H)
FavorablePublic Safety and Homeland Security (J)

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.