# Massachusetts S 1907: An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officer Cherell Mellace

Massachusetts S 1907, An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officer Cherell Mellace, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Michael F. Rush (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-02-18 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 1907
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officer Cherell Mellace
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-02-18, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: Michael F. Rush (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Service, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (5 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Boston police age limit waived for Cherell Mellace: benefit, low. The Boston Police Department waives the maximum age rule for Cherell Mellace. If he meets all other hiring rules, he is eligible to have his name certified for original appointment as a police officer. This exemption applies only to Cherell Mellace and does not change age rules for other applicants…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael F. Rush (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-10-10 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to pass | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-02-18: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-02-09: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Enacted (House)
- 2026-02-05: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-01-22: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-01-22: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-01-22: Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading (House)
- 2025-12-22: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2025-12-18: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-12-18: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2025-11-13: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2025-10-27: Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 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

- Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-02-18: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1907.pdf)

## Related bills

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- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
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- 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)
- H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed)

## Sources
- [Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1907.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S1907-194 (as of 2026-11-01).