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H4909 • 2025

An Act relative to the reserve time of public safety personnel in the city of Salem

An Act relative to the reserve time of public safety personnel in the city of Salem

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Sponsor
Cruz, Manny
Last action
2026-04-30
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to the reserve time of public safety personnel in the city of Salem

An Act relative to the reserve time of public safety personnel in the city of Salem By Representative Cruz of Salem and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the reserve time of public safety personnel in the city of Salem By Representative Cruz of Salem and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 4909) of Manny Cruz (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the reserve time of public safety personnel in the city of Salem.
  • Public Service.
  • [Local Approval Received.] Status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-30 House

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

  2. 2026-04-30 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2026-04-30 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2026-04-02 House

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

  5. 2026-01-27 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:15 PM in B-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  6. 2026-01-17 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  7. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Senate concurred

  8. 2026-01-07 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the reserve time of public safety personnel in the city of Salem
By Representative Cruz of Salem and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4909) of Manny Cruz (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the reserve time of public safety personnel in the city of Salem. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill H.4909

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding paragraph (o) of subdivision (1) and paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivisions (2) of section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, and in order to promote the public good, the Salem Retirement Board shall provide creditable service for reserve, permanent-intermittent, or call service of certain public safety personnel employed either by the City of Salem's Police Department or Fire Department , who became members of the Salem Retirement System on or before February 11, 2020, without payment for such creditable service.

SECTION 2. This bill shall take effect upon its passage

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