An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officer Cherell Mellace
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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194th General Court
Where it is
Referred to the committee on Public Service · Feb 27, 2025
Senate
House concurred · Feb 27, 2025
House
Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 · May 1, 2025
Joint
Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session · Oct 27, 2025
Senate
Read second and ordered to a third reading · Nov 13, 2025
Senate
Taken out of the Orders of the Day · Dec 18, 2025
Senate
Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed · Dec 18, 2025
Senate
Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling · Dec 22, 2025
House
Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading · Jan 22, 2026
House
Rules suspended · Jan 22, 2026
House
Read second and ordered to a third reading · Jan 22, 2026
House
Read third and passed to be engrossed · Feb 5, 2026
House
Enacted · Feb 9, 2026
House
Enacted and laid before the Governor · Feb 9, 2026
Senate
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2026 · Feb 18, 2026
Executive
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Michael F. Rush
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2026 (Feb 18, 2026).