# Massachusetts H 4747: An Act relative to the New Bedford Police Association

Massachusetts H 4747, An Act relative to the New Bedford Police Association, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Antonio F. D. Cabral (Democratic); status third reading, last action 2026-11-02 (Read second and ordered to a third reading) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 4747
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to the New Bedford Police Association
- Status: third reading
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-08-21
- Last action: 2026-11-02, Read second and ordered to a third reading
- Sponsor: Antonio F. D. Cabral (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: House Rules, Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Antonio F. D. Cabral (Democratic), House

## Actions (14)

- 2026-11-02: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-11-02: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-11-02: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-10-22: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-10-22: Reported on a part of H5423 (House)
- 2026-10-22: Reported from the committee on House Rules (House)
- 2026-05-14: Accompanied a study order, see H5423 (under House Rule 27) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Hearing rescheduled to 03/11/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:25 PM in A-1 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span> (legislature)
- 2026-02-27: Hearing scheduled for 03/11/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 (legislature)
- 2025-11-20: Hearing scheduled for 11/20/2025 from 05:00 PM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only (legislature)
- 2025-11-13: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-10-20: Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service (House)
- 2025-08-21: Referred to the committee on House Rules (House)
- undated: Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4747.pdf)

## Related bills

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- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- S 3139: An Act authorizing the town of Medfield to continue the employment of David O'Toole as deputy fire chief (signed)
- 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 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4747.pdf)

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- [S 3139: An Act authorizing the town of Medfield to continue the employment of David O'T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S3139-194)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4747-194 (as of 2026-11-04).