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An Act relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Dighton

Filed by Kelly A. Dooner  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

S2939  ·  Bill  ·  docket SD3637

9 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-02-02SenateReferred to the committee on Public Service
2026-02-05HouseHouse concurred
2026-02-27JointHearing scheduled for 03/11/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
2026-03-11JointHearing rescheduled to 03/11/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:25 PM in A-1 and Virtual. Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-04-21SenateAccompanied a study order (under JR10), see S3060
2026-04-23SenateDischarged 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 placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

1 committee vote

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

favorable · 6

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
2026-03-11Public Service (J)A-1, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

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