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S1907 • 2025

An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officer Cherell Mellace

An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officer Cherell Mellace

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Michael F. Rush
Last action
2026-02-18
Official status
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officer Cherell Mellace

An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officer Cherell Mellace By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officer Cherell Mellace By Mr.
  • Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 1907) of Michael F.
  • Rush (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to direct the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officer Cherell Mellace.

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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. 2026-02-18 Executive

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2026

  2. 2026-02-09 House

    Enacted

  3. 2026-02-09 Senate

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

  4. 2026-02-05 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  5. 2026-01-22 House

    Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading

  6. 2026-01-22 House

    Rules suspended

  7. 2026-01-22 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  8. 2025-12-22 House

    Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  9. 2025-12-18 Senate

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  10. 2025-12-18 Senate

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

  11. 2025-11-13 Senate

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  12. 2025-10-27 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  13. 2025-05-01 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  14. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  15. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officer Cherell Mellace
By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1907) of Michael F. Rush (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to direct the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officer Cherell Mellace. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.1907

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, including the provisions of Chapter 43 of the Acts of 2007, the city of Boston Police Department shall waive the maximum age requirement for original appointment of police officer, Cherell Mellace. If Cherell Mellace meets all other requirements set forth by the Boston Police Department, he shall be eligible to have his name certified for original appointment to the position of police officer.

SECTION 2. The provisions of this act are severable and if any provision, or portion thereof, should be held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions, which remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 3.This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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