# Massachusetts H 2917: An Act relative to employees of the Dedham Westwood Water District

Massachusetts H 2917, An Act relative to employees of the Dedham Westwood Water District, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Paul McMurtry (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 76 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 2917
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to employees of the Dedham Westwood Water District
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 76 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: Paul McMurtry (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Service, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (10 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Norfolk retirement members: buy service time after approval: mixed, medium. Within 60 days after the law takes effect, the Norfolk County Retirement System asks the state Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission’s tax counsel to confirm this plan follows federal tax rules. The retirement system must give all documents needed for that review. The purchase option…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Paul McMurtry (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-08-08 | committee | Committee Favorable: Public Service Matters | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Chapter 76 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2917.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 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed)

## Sources
- [Chapter 76 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2917.pdf)

## Related
- [H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5435-194)
- [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)
- [H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the t…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4755-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H2917-194 (as of 2026-11-01).