All Roll Calls
Yes: 10 • No: 0
Sponsored By: Alice Hanlon Peisch (Democratic), Michael J. Barrett (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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The law raises the maximum age for retired police to serve as special police officers in Weston from 65 to 70. Retired officers can be appointed as special police officers up to age 70 in the Town of Weston. This law takes effect immediately upon passage.
Alice Hanlon Peisch
Democratic • House
Michael J. Barrett
Democratic • Senate
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
All Roll Calls
Yes: 10 • No: 0
committee vote • 8/8/2025
Committee Favorable: Public Service Matters
Yes: 10 • No: 0 • Other: 1
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2026
Enacted and laid before the Governor
Enacted
House concurred in the Senate amendment
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Passed to be engrossed
Amended (Barrett) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2860
Read third
Taken out of the Orders of the Day
Read second and ordered to a third reading
Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
Read third and passed to be engrossed
Read second and ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
Senate concurred
Referred to the committee on Public Service
Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2026
1/21/2026
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