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S1886 • 2025

An Act relative to the alignment of the University of Massachusetts police

An Act relative to the alignment of the University of Massachusetts police

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Sponsor
Michael O. Moore
Last action
2026-04-09
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 the alignment of the University of Massachusetts police

An Act relative to the alignment of the University of Massachusetts police By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the alignment of the University of Massachusetts police By Mr.
  • Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 1886) of Michael O.
  • Moore for legislation relative to the alignment of the University of Massachusetts police.

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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. 2026-04-09 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 the alignment of the University of Massachusetts police
By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1886) of Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to the alignment of the University of Massachusetts police. Public Service.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.1886

SECTION 1. Paragraph (g) of subdivision (2) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Law, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 253 and 254, the words:- “; University of Massachusetts police”.

SECTION 2. Said paragraph (g) of said subsection (2) of said section 3 of chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding after the word “agent”, in line 328, the following words:- “; police officers of the University of Massachusetts system”.

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 32 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the state board of retirement shall establish and implement a retirement incentive for University of Massachusetts police who held positions appointed under section 32A of chapter 75 immediately prior to the effective date of this act. Each eligible member of the University of Massachusetts police may request and shall receive a combination of total years of creditable service and years of age, the sum of which shall total, yet not be greater than, five years of creditable service and five years of age, provided said police officer shall retire within twelve months of the date of enactment of this section.

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