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H2947 • 2025

An Act recategorizing DMH, DPH, and DDS police

An Act recategorizing DMH, DPH, and DDS police

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Sponsor
David Allen Robertson
Last action
2026-04-13
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5356 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act recategorizing DMH, DPH, and DDS police

An Act recategorizing DMH, DPH, and DDS police By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act recategorizing DMH, DPH, and DDS police By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2947) of David Allen Robertson relative to the retirement group for public safety officers, police officers or public safety officials of the Department of Mental Health, Department of Public Health or Department of Developmental Services.
  • 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. 2026-04-13 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5356 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2026-01-15 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-10-02 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/15/2025 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 recategorizing DMH, DPH, and DDS police
By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2947) of David Allen Robertson relative to the retirement group for public safety officers, police officers or public safety officials of the Department of Mental Health, Department of Public Health or Department of Developmental Services. Public Service.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2947

Section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “Authority”, in line 297, the following words:- ; any public safety officer, police officer or public safety official of the department of mental health, department of public health or department of developmental services.

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