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H2752 • 2025

An Act relative to allowing police and fire to work beyond the mandatory retirement age

An Act relative to allowing police and fire to work beyond the mandatory retirement age

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Sponsor
Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5312 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to allowing police and fire to work beyond the mandatory retirement age

An Act relative to allowing police and fire to work beyond the mandatory retirement age By Representative Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to allowing police and fire to work beyond the mandatory retirement age By Representative Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2752) of Donald R.
  • Berthiaume, Jr., relative to allowing certain police officers and firefighters to work beyond the mandatory retirement age.
  • Public Service.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5312 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-07-08 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-06-30 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  6. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to allowing police and fire to work beyond the mandatory retirement age
By Representative Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2752) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr., relative to allowing certain police officers and firefighters to work beyond the mandatory retirement age. Public Service.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2752

Section 1 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 329, by inserting after the words, “age 65”, the following words:- “, provided that said member may choose to work up until the age of 67, subject to approval by their appointing authority ”

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