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An Act establishing credible service for eligible police officers and firefighters

Filed by Pavel M. Payano  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

S2907  ·  Bill  ·  docket SD2793

11 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-03-31SenateReferred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
2025-08-07SenateRules suspended
2025-08-07SenateReferred to the committee on Public Service
2026-01-12HouseHouse concurred
2026-01-17JointHearing scheduled for 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
2026-01-27JointHearing rescheduled to 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:15 PM in B-1 and Virtual. Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-03-19SenateAccompanied a study order (under JR10), see S3019
2026-05-07SenateDischarged from committee and recommitted to the committee on Public Service
2026-07-22SenateAccompanied a study order (under JR10), see S3196
2026-07-27SenateDischarged from committee and recommitted to the committee on Public Service
2026-08-13SenateBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

1 committee vote

Public Service (J)  ·  2026-07-30 14:30  ·  Ought to pass

favorable · 5

reserve right · 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
2026-01-27Public Service (J)B-1, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (J)
AccompaniedPublic Service (J)
Discharge to Another CommitteeRules (S)
AccompaniedPublic Service (J)
Discharge to Another CommitteeRules (S)
FavorablePublic Service (J)

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.