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MassachusettsH 4140194th General Court (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

An Act relative to non-civil service public safety personnel in the town of Wellesley

Sponsored By: Alice Hanlon Peisch (Democratic), Cynthia Stone Creem (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

Municipalities and Regional GovernmentHouse Steering, Policy and Scheduling

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Wellesley police and fire can live farther

The town can raise the 15-mile residency limit for its regular police and fire members. Any increase must be written into a union contract under state collective bargaining law. This applies only to Wellesley’s regular police and fire, not other town staff. The exact distance is set in bargaining. The law takes effect upon passage.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Alice Hanlon Peisch

    Democratic • House

  • Cynthia Stone Creem

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 11 • No: 0

committee vote • 7/2/2025

Committee Favorable: Ought to Pass

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2025

    10/29/2025

  2. Enacted and laid before the Governor

    10/20/2025Senate

  3. Enacted

    10/20/2025House

  4. Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

    10/16/2025Senate

  5. Taken out of the Orders of the Day

    10/16/2025Senate

  6. Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

    8/21/2025Senate

  7. Read third and passed to be engrossed

    8/18/2025House

  8. Read second and ordered to a third reading

    7/23/2025House

  9. Rules suspended

    7/23/2025House

  10. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

    7/23/2025House

  11. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

    7/14/2025House

  12. Hearing scheduled for 06/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

    6/3/2025legislature

  13. Senate concurred

    5/15/2025Senate

  14. Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

    5/12/2025House

Bill Text

  • Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2025

    10/29/2025

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