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H4168 • 2025

An Act authorizing the town of Acton to increase the residency limit for members of its police and fire departments

An Act authorizing the town of Acton to increase the residency limit for members of its police and fire departments

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Sena, Danillo A.
Last action
2025-12-04
Official status
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 80 of the Acts of 2025
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 authorizing the town of Acton to increase the residency limit for members of its police and fire departments

An Act authorizing the town of Acton to increase the residency limit for members of its police and fire departments By Representatives Sena of Acton and Cataldo of Concord, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act authorizing the town of Acton to increase the residency limit for members of its police and fire departments By Representatives Sena of Acton and Cataldo of Concord, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 4168) of Danillo A.
  • Sena and Simon Cataldo (by vote of the town) that the town of Acton be authorized to increase the residency limit for members of the police and fire departments of said town.
  • Municipalities and Regional Government.

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. 2025-12-04 Executive

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 80 of the Acts of 2025

  2. 2025-11-26 House

    Enacted

  3. 2025-11-26 Senate

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

  4. 2025-11-24 Senate

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  5. 2025-11-24 Senate

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  6. 2025-10-23 Senate

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  7. 2025-10-02 Senate

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

  8. 2025-09-29 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  9. 2025-08-04 House

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

  10. 2025-08-04 House

    Rules suspended

  11. 2025-08-04 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  12. 2025-07-16 House

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

  13. 2025-06-17 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  14. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Senate concurred

  15. 2025-05-29 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing the town of Acton to increase the residency limit for members of its police and fire departments
By Representatives Sena of Acton and Cataldo of Concord, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4168) of Danillo A. Sena and Simon Cataldo (by vote of the town) that the town of Acton be authorized to increase the residency limit for members of the police and fire departments of said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4168

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 99A of chapter 41 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the town of Acton may increase the 15-mile residency limit contained in said section 99A of said chapter 41 for members of the Acton police and fire departments. Provided, that any increase in the residency limit shall be subject to a collective bargaining agreement negotiated in accordance with chapter 150E of the General Laws.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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