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An Act relative to the amendment of M.G.L. c.32, section 4(2)(b) and 4(2)(c), solely as they relate to the calculation of Walter L. Guertin's pension

Filed by Paul R. Feeney  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 73 of the Acts of 2026.

S1859  ·  Bill  ·  docket SD2103

16 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-02-27SenateReferred to the committee on Public Service
2025-02-27HouseHouse concurred
2025-05-01JointHearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
2025-07-31SenateBill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2025-09-29SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
2025-09-29SenateRead second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
2025-10-02HouseRead; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2025-10-27HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2025-10-27HouseRules suspended
2025-10-27HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2026-04-02HouseRead third, amended by substitution of a new text (H5331) and passed to be engrossed
2026-04-27SenateRules suspended
2026-04-27SenateSenate concurred in the House amendment
2026-04-28HouseEnacted
2026-04-30SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
2026-05-08ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 73 of the Acts of 2026

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
House 1Floor AmendmentThomas P. WalshAdopted

1 committee vote

Public Service (J)  ·  2025-07-29 17:00  ·  Ought to pass

favorable · 4

reserve right · 2

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
2025-05-07Public Service (J)A-1, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

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

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.