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H2800 • 2025

An Act enhancing public safety in the town of Stoneham

An Act enhancing public safety in the town of Stoneham

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Michael S. Day
Last action
2026-06-05
Official status
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the maximum age limit that can be waived, nor does it specify when exactly the act became effective.

Act to Improve Safety in Stoneham

This act allows the Stoneham Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for hiring new police officers if they meet other qualifications.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the Town of Stoneham Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for original appointment of police officers.
  • Requires that any officer hired under this waiver must still meet all other qualifications set by the department.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Town of Stoneham Police Department
  • Police officer candidates in Stoneham

Terms To Know

waive
to not enforce a rule or requirement
original appointment
the first time someone is hired for a job

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the maximum age limit that can be waived.
  • It's unclear how many older candidates will apply or be hired under this new rule.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-05 Executive

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2026

  2. 2026-05-28 House

    Enacted

  3. 2026-05-28 Senate

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

  4. 2026-05-26 Senate

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  5. 2026-05-26 Senate

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

  6. 2026-04-09 Senate

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  7. 2026-03-19 Senate

    Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  8. 2026-03-18 House

    Rules suspended

  9. 2026-03-18 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  10. 2026-02-05 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  11. 2026-02-05 House

    Rules suspended

  12. 2026-02-05 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  13. 2026-01-12 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H4915

  14. 2026-01-12 House

    Reported from the committee on House Rules

  15. 2026-01-12 House

    Reported on the residue of H4915

  16. 2026-01-12 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  17. 2025-04-09 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 04/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1

  18. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  19. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act enhancing public safety in the town of Stoneham
By Representative Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2800) of Michael S. Day and Jason M. Lewis (by vote of the town) that town of Stoneham police department be authorized to waive the maximum age requirement for original appointment of police officers in said town. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2800

Section 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Town of Stoneham Police Department shall be permitted to waive the maximum age requirement for original appointment of police officers in the Town of Stoneham; provided, however, said officer-candidates for appointment meet all other requirements set forth by the Stoneham Police Department for original appointment to the position of police officer.

Section 2. The provisions of this act shall take effect immediately upon passage.

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