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S1853 • 2025

An Act relative to employees of the Commonwealth who are required to respond to crime scenes

An Act relative to employees of the Commonwealth who are required to respond to crime scenes

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Sponsor
Paul R. Feeney
Last action
2026-04-08
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to employees of the Commonwealth who are required to respond to crime scenes

An Act relative to employees of the Commonwealth who are required to respond to crime scenes By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to employees of the Commonwealth who are required to respond to crime scenes By Mr.
  • Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 1853) of Paul R.
  • Feeney for legislation to include forensic scientists employed at the Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system for public employees.

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  • 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. 2026-04-08 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  2. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Tuesday March 17, 2026

  3. 2025-09-26 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to employees of the Commonwealth who are required to respond to crime scenes
By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1853) of Paul R. Feeney for legislation to include forensic scientists employed at the Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system for public employees. Public Service.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.1853

Section 3 of Chapter 32, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in subsection (g), by inserting after the words "head guard and chief of waterfront police", in line 255, the words:-

Forensic Scientists employed at the Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory;

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