# Massachusetts H 2800: An Act enhancing public safety in the town of Stoneham

Massachusetts H 2800, An Act enhancing public safety in the town of Stoneham, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Michael S. Day (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-05 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 2800
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act enhancing public safety in the town of Stoneham
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-06-05, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: Michael S. Day (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Public Service, House Rules, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stoneham can hire older police recruits: benefit, low. The Stoneham Police Department can waive the maximum age limit for new police officers. This applies to original appointments in Stoneham. You must meet all other Stoneham Police hiring rules. The law takes effect immediately upon passage.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael S. Day (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jason M. Lewis (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (19)

- 2026-06-05: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-05-28: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-05-28: Enacted (House)
- 2026-05-26: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-05-26: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-03-18: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-02-05: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-02-05: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-02-05: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-01-12: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-01-12: Reported on the residue of H4915 (House)
- 2026-01-12: Reported from the committee on House Rules (House)
- 2026-01-12: Accompanied a study order, see H4915 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Hearing scheduled for 04/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Public Service (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-06-05: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2800.pdf)

## Related bills

- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town o… (passed house)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed)

## Sources
- [Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2800.pdf)

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- [H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax aba…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4585-194)
- [H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5515-194)
- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
- [H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H2800-194 (as of 2026-11-01).