# Massachusetts S 1898: An Act authorizing the appointment of retired police officers to perform police details in the town of Plainville Massachusetts S 1898, An Act authorizing the appointment of retired police officers to perform police details in the town of Plainville, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Rebecca L. Rausch (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-09 (Signed by the , Chapter of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S1898-194 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Massachusetts S 1898 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act authorizing the appointment of retired police officers to perform police details in the town of Plainville - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-27 - Last action: 2026-03-09, Signed by the , Chapter of the Acts of 2026 - Sponsor: Rebecca L. Rausch (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Public Service, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 1 (6 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Special officers get protection against covered costs: benefit, low. Plainville special officers appointed under this law are entitled to protection against covered costs under section 100 of chapter 41. This protection is called indemnification. The act does not specify payment amounts or the circumstances covered by that section. - Special officers stop pension deductions after 65: benefit, low. Special officers appointed under this law have no further chapter 32 deductions from regular pay for service after reaching age 65. The law does not state the deduction amount or explain effects on other retirement benefit calculations. - Special officers cannot receive certain retirement benefits: cost, high. Plainville special officers appointed under this law cannot receive benefits under sections 85H or 85H½ of chapter 32. Those sections do not apply to them. The law does not state the benefits' dollar value. - Special officers face costs and employment exclusions: cost, medium. Before appointment, retired officers must pass and provide proof of a medical exam by a physician the police chief selects. The exam checks their ability to perform essential duties; the chief can require further fitness exams after appointment. Officers pay for all required medical exams. They als… - Retired Plainville officers get limited detail work: mixed, low. The law took effect upon passage and lets Plainville's town administrator appoint retired town officers as special police officers. Eligible retirees must have served as regular, full-time officers and retired in good standing based on age and service. They can work police details and handle duties… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Rebecca L. Rausch (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-10-28 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to pass | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2026-03-09: Signed by the , Chapter of the Acts of 2026 - 2026-02-26: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Enacted (House) - 2026-02-25: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House) - 2026-01-29: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House) - 2026-01-29: Rules suspended (House) - 2026-01-29: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House) - 2026-01-05: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House) - 2025-12-31: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate) - 2025-12-31: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate) - 2025-11-19: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate) - 2025-11-06: Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Hearing rescheduled to 06/04/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 (legislature) - 2025-05-08: Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 (legislature) - 2025-02-27: House concurred (House) - 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Public Service (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted by the legislature, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1898.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 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed) - H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading) - H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed) ## Sources - [Enacted by the legislature (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1898.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 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194) - [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194) - [H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194) - [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-S1898-194 (as of 2026-11-01).