H4246 • 2025

An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Gissell Melo

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Sponsor: Christopher J. Worrell
Last action: 2026-02-12
Official status: Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Gissell Melo

An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Gissell Melo By Representative Worrell of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Gissell Melo By Representative Worrell of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
4246) of Christopher J.
Worrell (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Boston be authorized to appoint Gissell Melo a police officer notwithstanding the maximum age requirement.
Public Service.

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Bill History

2026-02-12 Senate
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2026-01-27 Senate
Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2026-01-23 House
Read third and passed to be engrossed
2026-01-12 House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-01-12 House
Rules suspended
2026-01-12 House
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2025-12-29 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2025-09-10 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 09/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-01:30 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2025-09-03 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 09/10/2025 from 1:00 PM-4:00 PM in A-1
2025-07-03 Senate
Senate concurred
2025-06-30 House
Referred to the committee on Public Service

Official Summary Text

An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Gissell Melo
By Representative Worrell of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4246) of Christopher J. Worrell (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Boston be authorized to appoint Gissell Melo a police officer notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill H.4246

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, including the provisions of Chapter 43 of the Acts of 2007, the City of Boston Police Department shall waive the maximum age requirement for original appointment of police officers for Gissell Melo. If Gissell Melo meets all other requirements set forth by the Boston Police Department, she shall be eligible to have her name certified for original appointment to the position of police officer.

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

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