H2800 • 2025

An Act enhancing public safety in the town of Stoneham

Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor: Michael S. Day
Last action: 2026-04-09
Official status: Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act enhancing public safety in the town of Stoneham

An Act enhancing public safety in the town of Stoneham By Representative Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

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.

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

2026-04-09 Senate
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2026-03-19 Senate
Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2026-03-18 House
Rules suspended
2026-03-18 House
Read third and passed to be engrossed
2026-02-05 House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-02-05 House
Rules suspended
2026-02-05 House
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2026-01-12 House
Accompanied a study order, see H4915
2026-01-12 House
Reported from the committee on House Rules
2026-01-12 House
Reported on the residue of H4915
2026-01-12 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2025-04-09 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 04/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Public Service
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.]
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

×

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.

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The General Court provides this information as a public service and while we endeavor to keep the data accurate and current to the best of our ability, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

Close