# Massachusetts H 2879: An Act authorizing the continued employment of Steven A. Hilliger, firefighter of the town of Lancaster

Massachusetts H 2879, An Act authorizing the continued employment of Steven A. Hilliger, firefighter of the town of Lancaster, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by John J. Cronin (Democratic), Meghan K. Kilcoyne (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-11-26 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 2879
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act authorizing the continued employment of Steven A. Hilliger, firefighter of the town of Lancaster
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-11-26, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2025
- Sponsors: John J. Cronin (Democratic), Meghan K. Kilcoyne (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Service, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (7 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Steven A. Hilliger can work to 70: benefit, medium. Steven A. Hilliger can keep serving as a Lancaster firefighter until he turns 70, retires, or the Fire Chief relieves him. He must be mentally and physically able to do the job; the Select Board can require an exam by an impartial doctor, and the board pays. After age 65, no pension deductions are…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John J. Cronin (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Meghan K. Kilcoyne (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-08-01 | committee | Committee Favorable: Public Service Matters | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-11-26: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2025
- 2025-11-20: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-11-20: Enacted (House)
- 2025-11-19: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-11-10: Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2025-11-06: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2025-09-11: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-09-11: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-09-11: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2025-08-21: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2025-05-01: Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 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 77 of the Acts of 2025, 2025-11-26: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2879.pdf)

## Related bills

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- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
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- 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)
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## Sources
- [Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2025 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2879.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H2879-194 (as of 2026-11-01).