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H2760 • 2025

An Act relative to non-membership service in public safety

An Act relative to non-membership service in public safety

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Sponsor
Natalie M. Blais
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 non-membership service in public safety

An Act relative to non-membership service in public safety By Representative Blais of Deerfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to non-membership service in public safety By Representative Blais of Deerfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2760) of Natalie M.
  • Blais relative to non-membership service in public safety for certain uniformed members of paid fire or police departments.
  • Public Service.

Limits and Unknowns

  • 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. 2025-09-17 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:00 PM in B-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-09-05 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2

  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 non-membership service in public safety
By Representative Blais of Deerfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2760) of Natalie M. Blais relative to non-membership service in public safety for certain uniformed members of paid fire or police departments. Public Service.

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Bill H.2760

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a uniformed member of a paid fire department or a uniformed member of a police department who is not a member of a retirement system under chapter 32 of the general laws shall be exempt from section 2 of chapter 415 of the acts of 1987 but shall not continue to serve past the age of 72.

SECTION 2. This act shall not take effect until it has been adopted by a vote of the local legislative body.

“Legislative body” shall mean, in the case of a city, the city council in accordance with its charter, and in the case of a town, the town meeting.

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