# Massachusetts S 3088: An Act authorizing a certain employment contract for the town of Boylston

Massachusetts S 3088, An Act authorizing a certain employment contract for the town of Boylston, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Meghan K. Kilcoyne (Democratic), Robyn K. Kennedy (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-10-14 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 241 of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 3088
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act authorizing a certain employment contract for the town of Boylston
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-05-14
- Last action: 2026-10-14, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 241 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsors: Meghan K. Kilcoyne (Democratic), Robyn K. Kennedy (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Municipalities and Regional Government, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (6 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Boylston can contract police lieutenant: benefit, low. Boylston’s Select Board can appoint a police lieutenant for up to three years and make an employment contract. The contract follows the terms and limits used for certain other municipal employees. This law overrides the usual police appointment rules for this contract. The town does not have to mak…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Meghan K. Kilcoyne (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Robyn K. Kennedy (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-09 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to pass | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-10-14: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 241 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-10-08: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-10-08: Enacted (House)
- 2026-10-05: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-09-14: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-09-14: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-09-14: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-09-08: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-09-03: Read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-09-03: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2026-07-22: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-07-13: Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2026-06-11: Hearing scheduled for 06/23/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in A-1 (legislature)
- 2026-05-18: House concurred (House)
- 2026-05-14: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chapter 241 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-10-14: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3088.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)
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## Sources
- [Chapter 241 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3088.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S3088-194 (as of 2026-11-04).