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S1826 • 2025

An Act eliminating post-retirement earnings restrictions for police detail work

An Act eliminating post-retirement earnings restrictions for police detail work

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Sponsor
Kelly A. Dooner ( By Request )
Last action
2026-03-19
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see S3020
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act eliminating post-retirement earnings restrictions for police detail work

An Act eliminating post-retirement earnings restrictions for police detail work By Ms.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act eliminating post-retirement earnings restrictions for police detail work By Ms.
  • Dooner (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 1826) of Edward Dutra, for legislation to eliminate post-retirement earnings restrictions for police detail work.
  • 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. 2026-03-19 Senate

    Accompanied a study order, see S3020

  2. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Tuesday March 17, 2026

  3. 2025-09-17 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:00 PM in B-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  4. 2025-09-05 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act eliminating post-retirement earnings restrictions for police detail work
By Ms. Dooner (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1826) of Edward Dutra, for legislation to eliminate post-retirement earnings restrictions for police detail work. Public Service.

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.1826

Section 91 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

(f) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a retired police officer receiving a pension under this chapter who is employed by a city, town, or other municipal entity to perform police details or other police-related duties shall not be subject to any limitation on hours worked or compensation earned that would otherwise affect the retiree's pension benefits.

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