H2905 • 2025

An Act to protect the retirement classification of Barnstable county dispatchers and dispatch retirees

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Sponsor: Luddy, Hadley
Last action: 2026-03-25
Official status: Accompanied H2807
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act to protect the retirement classification of Barnstable county dispatchers and dispatch retirees

An Act to protect the retirement classification of Barnstable county dispatchers and dispatch retirees By Representatives Luddy of Orleans and Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act to protect the retirement classification of Barnstable county dispatchers and dispatch retirees By Representatives Luddy of Orleans and Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2905) of Hadley Luddy and Steven George Xiarhos relative to the retirement classification of Barnstable County dispatchers and dispatch retirees.
Public Service.

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Bill History

2026-03-25 House
Accompanied H2807
2025-12-24 House
Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
2025-09-26 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 10/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Public Service
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act to protect the retirement classification of Barnstable county dispatchers and dispatch retirees
By Representatives Luddy of Orleans and Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2905) of Hadley Luddy and Steven George Xiarhos relative to the retirement classification of Barnstable County dispatchers and dispatch retirees. Public Service.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2905

SECTION 1.

Notwithstanding subsection (2) (g) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 official edition, or any other general or special law to the contrary, employees of the towns, who are in the Barnstable county retirement system, employed as police or fire dispatcher operators, managers or supervisors, who were hired on or before January 1, 2023 with a group 2 classification under subsection (2) (g), section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, shall not have said classification changed or altered unless enhanced by statute.

SECTION 2.

Notwithstanding subsection (2) (g) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, or any other general or special law to the contrary, members in service, who retired from the Barnstable county retirement system as a police, fire or emergency medical dispatch operator, manager or supervisor with a Group 2 classification under subsection (2) (g), section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, shall not have said classification changed or altered unless enhanced by statute.

SECTION 3.

This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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