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MassachusettsH 5435194th General Court (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey

Sponsored By: Kristin E. Kassner (Democratic), Sally P. Kerans (Democratic)

Passed Senate

Public ServiceHouse Steering, Policy and SchedulingBills in the Third Reading

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Kristin E. Kassner

    Democratic • House

  • Sally P. Kerans

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Bruce E. Tarr

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 10 • No: 0

committee vote • 7/22/2026

Committee Favorable: Favorable Report

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. House concurred in the Senate amendment

    11/2/2026House

  2. Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading

    10/26/2026House

  3. Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed

    10/26/2026Senate

  4. Taken out of the Orders of the Day

    10/26/2026Senate

  5. Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

    9/14/2026Senate

  6. Read third and passed to be engrossed

    9/10/2026House

  7. Read second and ordered to a third reading

    8/13/2026House

  8. Rules suspended

    8/13/2026House

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

    8/13/2026House

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

    7/27/2026House

  11. Hearing rescheduled to 06/03/2026 from 11:00 AM-11:45 AM in B-2 <br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span>

    6/3/2026legislature

  12. Hearing scheduled for 06/03/2026 from 11:00 AM-04:00 PM in B-2

    5/22/2026legislature

  13. Senate concurred

    5/19/2026Senate

  14. Referred to the committee on Public Service

    5/18/2026House

Bill Text

  • Passed to be engrossed

    10/26/2026

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