# Massachusetts H 4141: An Act authorizing the city of North Adams to appoint retired North Adams police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments Massachusetts H 4141, An Act authorizing the city of North Adams to appoint retired North Adams police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by John Barrett III (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-30 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 117 of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4141-194 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Massachusetts H 4141 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act authorizing the city of North Adams to appoint retired North Adams police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-05-12 - Last action: 2026-06-30, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 117 of the Acts of 2026 - Sponsor: John Barrett III (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Public Service, House Rules, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - At-will, no civil service for special officers: cost, low. Service ends the last day of the month you turn 70. The chief can remove you at any time, and benefits end when your appointment ends. You are not covered by state civil service or collective bargaining rules. Being appointed does not guarantee any detail, and the mayor has the final say on appoint… - Retiree hours and pay caps apply: cost, low. State retiree rules limit how many hours you can work and how much you can earn. The law applies the caps in Chapter 32, section 91(b), to your detail pay. - Special officers face fees and training rules: cost, low. You must follow department rules set by the chief. The chief can limit which and how many details you work. You may have to pay for training, medical exams, insurance, uniforms, and equipment, based on a fee schedule the chief sets. - Retired North Adams officers can work paid details: mixed, low. The law lets the mayor appoint retired North Adams police officers as special officers for paid details. You must have served as a regular North Adams officer and retired by superannuation. If you retired more than 5 years ago without keeping POST certification, you cannot be appointed. The chief s… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: John Barrett III (Democratic), House ## Actions (18) - 2026-06-30: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 117 of the Acts of 2026 - 2026-06-23: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate) - 2026-06-22: Enacted (House) - 2026-06-18: Read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate) - 2026-06-11: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate) - 2026-05-04: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed (House) - 2026-03-30: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House) - 2026-03-30: Rules suspended (House) - 2026-03-30: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House) - 2026-03-30: Reported on a part of H5312 (House) - 2026-03-30: Reported from the committee on House Rules (House) - 2026-03-30: Accompanied a study order, see H5312 (under House Rule 27) (House) - 2025-05-15: Senate concurred (Senate) - 2025-05-12: Reported from the committee on Public Service (House) - undated: Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order (House) ## Bill text - Chapter 117 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-06-30: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4141.pdf) ## Related bills - H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed) - H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate) - 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 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed) - 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) ## Sources - [Chapter 117 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4141.pdf) ## Related - [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 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5435-194) - [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 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194) - [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) - [Massachusetts bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts/bills) - [Massachusetts state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4141-194 (as of 2026-11-01).