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H4632 • 2025

An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of police officer

An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of police officer

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Lombardo, Marc T.
Last action
2026-01-29
Official status
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of police officer

An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of police officer By Representative Lombardo of Billerica and Senator Friedman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of police officer By Representative Lombardo of Billerica and Senator Friedman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 4632) of Marc T.
  • Lombardo and Cindy F.
  • Friedman (by vote of the town) that the town of Billerica be authorized to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of police officer in said town.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-29 Executive

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2026

  2. 2026-01-20 House

    Enacted

  3. 2026-01-20 Senate

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

  4. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  5. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed

  6. 2025-12-29 Senate

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

  7. 2025-12-24 House

    Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed

  8. 2025-12-15 House

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

  9. 2025-12-15 House

    Rules suspended

  10. 2025-12-15 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  11. 2025-12-11 House

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

  12. 2025-11-20 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/20/2025 from 05:00 PM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only

  13. 2025-10-23 Senate

    Senate concurred

  14. 2025-10-20 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of police officer
By Representative Lombardo of Billerica and Senator Friedman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4632) of Marc T. Lombardo and Cindy F. Friedman (by vote of the town) that the town of Billerica be authorized to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of police officer in said town. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

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Bill H.4632

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 58A of chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other special law to the contrary, no person shall be eligible to have their name certified for original appointment to the position of police officer in the Town of Billerica if such person has reached their 40th birthday on the date of the entrance examination. Any Veteran shall be allowed to exceed the maximum age provision of this section by the number of years served on active military duty, but in no case shall said candidate for appointment be credited more than four years of active military duty, or to a maximum of 43 years and 364 days for Veterans of active military duty.

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

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